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(1):

(superl.) Bearing a high price; high-priced; costly; expensive.

(2):

(superl.) Marked by scarcity or dearth, and exorbitance of price; as, a dear year.

(3):

(superl.) Highly valued; greatly beloved; cherished; precious.

(4):

(superl.) Hence, close to the heart; heartfelt; present in mind; engaging the attention.

(5):

(superl.) Of agreeable things and interests.

(6):

(superl.) Of disagreeable things and antipathies.

(7):

(n.) A dear one; lover; sweetheart.

(8):

(adv.) Dearly; at a high price.

(9):

(v. t.) To endear.