Dear

/diːɹ/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:5 ptsWWF:5 pts4 letters

Definition of Dear

noun

A very kind, loving person.
"My cousin is such a dear, always drawing me pictures."
A beloved person.
An affectionate, familiar term of address, such as used between husband and wife.
"Pass me the salt, would you dear?"

verb

To endear.

adjective

High in price; expensive.
"The dearer the jewel, the greater the love expressed."
Loved; lovable.
Loving, affectionate, heartfelt
"Such dear embrace tenderly comforts even in this dear sorrow."
Precious to or greatly valued by someone.
"The dearer the giver, the dearer the trinket he brings!"
A formal way to start (possibly after my) addressing somebody at the beginning of a letter, memo etc.
"Dear Sir/Madam/Miss, please notice our offices will be closed during the following bank holidays: [...]."

adverb

Dearly; at a high price

Anagrams of Dear

Exact Anagrams

2 words using all 4 letters:

Words You Can Make

7 words can be made from the letters in "dear":

4-LETTER WORDS

3-LETTER WORDS

are ear era rad red

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "dear" and rearranging:

+bardeb barde bared beard bread

+cacred arced cadre cared cedar

+dadder dared dread readd

+iaider aired deair irade redia

Related Word Patterns

DE...Words starting with "de"...ARWords ending with "ar"All 4-letter words Unscramble "dear"

Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

darling

Rhyming Words

acellular acetabular acicular acinar afar agar ajar alar alcazar alegar allobar almemar altar alular alveolar+5 more

Related Words

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