Definitions
Beloved, valued, or expensive.
Word origin
From Middle English dere (“fierce, severe, hard, deadly”), from Old English dēor, dȳr (“brave, bold; severe, dire, vehement”), from Proto-Germanic *deuzaz. Cognate with the above.
Used in a sentence
“The dearer the jewel, the greater the love expressed.”
“There's more depends on this than on the value. The dearest ring in Venice will I give you, And find it out by proclamation: Only for this, I pray you, pardon me.”
“This water is sold for 50 cents per ton, which is not dear under the circumstances.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Treasured”4 letters
02“Valued and loved”4 letters
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