Dear

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

Dear - Other Definitions

(superl.) Bearing a high price; high-priced; costly; expensive.
(superl.) Marked by scarcity or dearth, and exorbitance of price; as, a dear year.
(superl.) Highly valued; greatly beloved; cherished; precious.
(superl.) Hence, close to the heart; heartfelt; present in mind; engaging the attention.
(superl.) Of agreeable things and interests.
(superl.) Of disagreeable things and antipathies.
(n.) A dear one; lover; sweetheart.
(adv.) Dearly; at a high price.
(v. t.) To endear.