Dear woman, why do you involve me? Jesus replied.
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Dear
//dɪə//
Synonyms for "dear" (148 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (30)
Strong matches (44)
Related words (74)
honhoneyhoney bunchhoney childhonoredinestimableintimateinvaluablelamblambkinlight of lovelovablelovelovedloved oneloverlovesomelovingluxuriousnot affordable
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More general
3 entriesAntonyms
1 entriesSynonyms
6 entriesRelated terms
3 entriesderived
39 entriesShowing 16 of 39 words.
has context
1 entriesinstance of
1 entriesis a
2 entriesrelated to
106 entriesShowing 16 of 106 words.
similar
5 entriesTranslations
356 translations across 81 languages.
Afrikaans
3 entries- beste adj (formal way of addressing)
- beste adj (a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly)
- geliefde adj (loved; lovable)
Aklanon
1 entries- mahae adj (loved; lovable)
Ancient Greek
1 entries- φίλος adj (loved; lovable)
Arabic
4 entries- عَزِيز adj (loved; lovable)
- عَزِيز adj (formal way of addressing)
- عَزِيز adj (an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line)
- عَزِيْزَة adj (loved; lovable)
Armenian
4 entries- թանկ adj (precious to or greatly valued by someone)
- թանկագին adj (loved; lovable)
- թանկագին adj (a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly)
- հարգելի adj (formal way of addressing)
Assamese
1 entries- মৰমৰ adj (loved; lovable)
Azerbaijani
3 entries- dəyərli adj (formal way of addressing)
- hörmətli adj (formal way of addressing)
- əziz adj (precious to or greatly valued by someone)
Belarusian
4 entries- дарагі́ adj (loved; lovable)
- дарагі́ adj (formal way of addressing)
- лю́бы adj (loved; lovable)
- мі́лы adj (loved; lovable)
Bulgarian
4 entries- драг adj (loved; lovable)
- драг adj (loving, affectionate, heartfelt)
- драг adj (formal way of addressing)
- любим adj (loved; lovable)
Catalan
4 entries- benvolgut adj (loved; lovable)
- benvolgut adj (precious to or greatly valued by someone)
- benvolgut adj (formal way of addressing)
- estimat adj (loved; lovable)
Central Kurdish
4 entries- ئازیز adj (precious to or greatly valued by someone)
- بەڕێز adj (formal way of addressing)
- خۆشەویست adj (loved; lovable)
- گیان adj (a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly)
Chechen
2 entries- хьоме adj (loved; lovable)
- хьомсара adj (loved; lovable)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 尊敬的 adj (formal way of addressing)
- 昂貴的 /昂贵的 adj (formal way of addressing)
- 親愛的 /亲爱的 adj (loved; lovable)
- 親愛的 /亲爱的 adj (formal way of addressing)
Czech
4 entries- drahý adj (loved; lovable)
- drahý adj (precious to or greatly valued by someone)
- drahý adj (formal way of addressing)
- milý adj (loved; lovable)
Dalmatian
3 entries- cuor adj (loved; lovable)
- cuora adj (loved; lovable)
- cur adj (loved; lovable)
Danish
3 entries- dyrebar adj (precious to or greatly valued by someone)
- kære adj (loved; lovable)
- kære adj (formal way of addressing)
Dutch
4 entries- (mijn) beste adj (an ironic way to start (often after my) addressing an inferior)
- (teer)geliefd adj (loved; lovable)
- bemind adj (loved; lovable)
- beminnelijk adj (loved; lovable)
Esperanto
2 entries- aminda adj (loved; lovable)
- kara adj (loved; lovable)
Faroese
2 entries- góður adj (formal way of addressing)
- kærur adj (formal way of addressing)
Finnish
4 entries- arvoisa adj (precious to or greatly valued by someone)
- arvoisa adj (a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly)
- arvokas adj (precious to or greatly valued by someone)
- arvon adj (an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line)
French
4 entries- cher adj (loved; lovable)
- cher adj (precious to or greatly valued by someone)
- cher adj (formal way of addressing)
- cher adj (an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line)
Friulian
2 entries- cjâr adj (loved; lovable)
- čhâr adj (loved; lovable)
German
4 entries- Lieber adj (a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly)
- lieb adj (loved; lovable)
- lieb adj (loved; lovable)
- lieber adj (an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line)
Gothic
2 entries- 𐌻𐌹𐌿𐍆𐍃 adj (loved; lovable)
- 𐍃𐍅𐌴𐍂𐍃 adj (precious to or greatly valued by someone)
Greek
4 entries- αγαπημένος adj (precious to or greatly valued by someone)
- αγαπητέ adj (formal way of addressing)
- αγαπητή adj (formal way of addressing)
- αγαπητός adj (loved; lovable)
Hebrew
1 entries- יַקִּיר adj (loved; lovable)
Hindi
4 entries- आदरणीय adj (formal way of addressing)
- आदरणीय adj (a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly)
- प्यारा adj (loved; lovable)
- प्यारा adj (formal way of addressing)
Hungarian
4 entries- drága adj (loved; lovable)
- drága adj (an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line)
- kedves adj (loved; lovable)
- kedves adj (precious to or greatly valued by someone)
Icelandic
1 entries- kær adj (loved; lovable)
Ido
1 entries- kara adj (loved; lovable)
Irish
4 entries- a chairde adj (formal way of addressing)
- a chairde adj (an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line)
- a chara adj (formal way of addressing)
- a chara adj (an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line)
Istriot
1 entries- caro adj (loved; lovable)
Italian
4 entries- caro adj (loved; lovable)
- caro adj (an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line)
- egregio adj (formal way of addressing)
- gentile adj (formal way of addressing)
Japanese
4 entries- へ adj (an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line)
- 恋しい adj (loved; lovable)
- 愛しい adj (loved; lovable)
- 拝啓 adj (formal way of addressing)
Khmer
1 entries- ជូនចំពោះ adj (formal way of addressing)
Latin
1 entries- cārus adj (loved; lovable)
Latvian
4 entries- cienītais adj (formal way of addressing)
- dārgs adj (loved; lovable)
- mīļš adj (loved; lovable)
- mīļš adj (loving, affectionate, heartfelt)
Lithuanian
4 entries- brangus adj (loved; lovable)
- gerbiamas adj (formal way of addressing)
- mielas adj (loved; lovable)
- mylimas adj (loved; lovable)
Lombard
1 entries- car adj (loved; lovable)
Lower Sorbian
1 entries- luby adj (loved; lovable)
Macedonian
4 entries- драг adj (loved; lovable)
- драг adj (formal way of addressing)
- мил adj (loved; lovable)
- мил adj (formal way of addressing)
Mongolian
4 entries- хайрт adj (loved; lovable)
- хүндэт adj (formal way of addressing)
- эрхэм adj (formal way of addressing)
- эрхэм хүндэт adj (formal way of addressing)
Navajo
1 entries- aháláaneʼ adj (a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly)
Nepali
2 entries- प्रिय adj (loved; lovable)
- प्रिय adj (precious to or greatly valued by someone)
Northern Altai
1 entries- кыйбат adj (loved; lovable)
Norwegian
4 entries- kjær adj (loved; lovable)
- kjær adj (loving, affectionate, heartfelt)
- kjære adj (an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line)
- ærede adj (formal way of addressing)
Occitan
2 entries- car adj (loved; lovable)
- estimat adj (loved; lovable)
Old Church Slavonic
3 entries- драгъ adj (loved; lovable)
- любъ adj (loved; lovable)
- любъ adj (precious to or greatly valued by someone)
Old English
3 entries- dīere adj (loved; lovable)
- dīere adj (precious to or greatly valued by someone)
- lēof adj (loved; lovable)
Ottoman Turkish
3 entries- عزیز adj (loved; lovable)
- عزیز adj (precious to or greatly valued by someone)
- عزیز adj (formal way of addressing)
Pashto
4 entries- ګران adj (loved; lovable)
- ګران adj (loving, affectionate, heartfelt)
- ګران adj (precious to or greatly valued by someone)
- ګران adj (formal way of addressing)
Persian
4 entries- عزیز adj (loved; lovable)
- عزیز adj (formal way of addressing)
- فری adj (loved; lovable)
- گرامی adj (loved; lovable)
Plautdietsch
3 entries- dia adj (precious to or greatly valued by someone)
- leef adj (loved; lovable)
- leef adj (precious to or greatly valued by someone)
Polish
4 entries- drogi adj (loved; lovable)
- drogi adj (formal way of addressing)
- drogi adj (a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly)
- kochany adj (loved; lovable)
Portuguese
4 entries- cara adj (an ironic way to start (often after my) addressing an inferior)
- caro adj (loved; lovable)
- caro adj (precious to or greatly valued by someone)
- caro adj (formal way of addressing)
Romanian
4 entries- drag adj (loved; lovable)
- dragă adj (an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line)
- scump adj (precious to or greatly valued by someone)
- stimate adj (formal way of addressing)
Russian
4 entries- дорога́я adj (an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line)
- дорого́й adj (loved; lovable)
- дорого́й adj (precious to or greatly valued by someone)
- дорого́й adj (formal way of addressing)
Sanskrit
1 entries- प्रिय adj (precious to or greatly valued by someone)
Scottish Gaelic
3 entries- ionmhainn adj (loved; lovable)
- ionmhainn adj (loving, affectionate, heartfelt)
- ionmhainn adj (precious to or greatly valued by someone)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- poštovani adj (formal way of addressing)
- поштовани adj (formal way of addressing)
- draga noun (a very kind, loving person)
- dragi noun (a very kind, loving person)
Shor
1 entries- қайран adj (loved; lovable)
Slovak
4 entries- drahý adj (loved; lovable)
- drahý adj (formal way of addressing)
- milý adj (loved; lovable)
- vážený adj (formal way of addressing)
Slovene
4 entries- drag adj (loved; lovable)
- drag adj (precious to or greatly valued by someone)
- dragi adj (formal way of addressing)
- dragi adj (a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly)
Southern Altai
2 entries- кыймат adj (loved; lovable)
- сӱӱген adj (loved; lovable)
Spanish
4 entries- amable adj (loving, affectionate, heartfelt)
- amiga mía adj (an ironic way to start (often after my) addressing an inferior)
- amigo mío adj (an ironic way to start (often after my) addressing an inferior)
- caro adj (loved; lovable)
Sranan Tongo
4 entries- lespeki adj (formal way of addressing)
- lobi adj (loved; lovable)
- lobi adj (an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line)
- switi adj (loved; lovable)
Swedish
3 entries- kär adj (loved; lovable)
- kär adj (precious to or greatly valued by someone)
- kära adj (formal way of addressing)
Tagalog
1 entries- mahal adj (loved; lovable)
Tamil
2 entries- அன்புக்குரிய adj (formal way of addressing)
- அன்பே adj (an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line)
Telugu
1 entries- ప్రియమైన adj (formal way of addressing)
Thai
1 entries- เรียน adj (a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly)
Tocharian B
2 entries- laraṣke adj (loved; lovable)
- lāre adj (loved; lovable)
Turkish
4 entries- sayın adj (formal way of addressing)
- sevgili adj (loved; lovable)
- sevgili adj (an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line)
- sevimli adj (loved; lovable)
Tuvan
1 entries- эргим adj (loved; lovable)
Ukrainian
4 entries- дороги́й adj (loved; lovable)
- дороги́й adj (formal way of addressing)
- лю́бий adj (loved; lovable)
- ми́лий adj (loved; lovable)
Urdu
3 entries- عزیز adj (loved; lovable)
- عزیز adj (formal way of addressing)
- پیارا adj (loved; lovable)
Venetan
1 entries- caro adj (loved; lovable)
Vietnamese
4 entries- kính thưa adj (formal way of addressing)
- thân adj (loved; lovable)
- thân mến adj (loved; lovable)
- thân mến adj (a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly)
Volapük
1 entries- löfik adj (loved; lovable)
Walloon
2 entries- binamé adj (loved; lovable)
- binamé adj (formal way of addressing)
Welsh
4 entries- annwyl adj (loved; lovable)
- annwyl adj (precious to or greatly valued by someone)
- annwyl adj (formal way of addressing)
- annwyl adj (an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line)
Sample sentences
34 total sentences available.
This book is too dear for me.
Source: tatoeba (56936)
This town is dear to us.
Source: tatoeba (57832)
These stockings are very dear.
Source: tatoeba (60961)
Showing 4 of 34 available sentences.
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