Dear vs. Sweetheart
Dearadjective
High in price; expensive.
Dearadjective
Loved; lovable.
Dearadjective
Loving, affectionate, heartfelt
Dearadjective
Precious to or greatly valued by someone.
Dearadjective
A formal way to start (possibly after my) addressing somebody at the beginning of a letter, memo etc.
Dearadjective
A formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly.
Dearadjective
An ironic way to start (often after my) addressing an inferior.
Dearadjective
(obsolete) Noble.
Dearadjective
Severe, or severely affected; sore.
Dearadjective
(obsolete) Fierce.
Dearnoun
A very kind, loving person.
Dearnoun
A beloved person
Dearverb
(obsolete) To endear.
Dearadverb
dearly; at a high price
Dearadjective
Bearing a high price; high-priced; costly; expensive.
Dearadjective
Marked by scarcity or dearth, and exorbitance of price; as, a dear year.
Dearadjective
Highly valued; greatly beloved; cherished; precious.
Dearadjective
Hence, close to the heart; heartfelt; present in mind; engaging the attention.
Dearadjective
Of disagreeable things and antipathies.
Dearnoun
A dear one; lover; sweetheart.
Dearadverb
Dearly; at a high price.
Dearverb
To endear.
Dearnoun
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
Dearnoun
a sweet innocent mild-mannered person (especially a child)
Dearadjective
dearly loved
Dearadjective
with or in a close or intimate relationship;
Dearadjective
earnest;
Dearadjective
having a high price;
Dearadverb
with affection;
Dearadverb
at a great cost;
Dearadjective
regarded with deep affection
Dearadjective
used in speech as a polite or affectionate form of address
Dearadjective
used in the polite form of address at the start of a letter.
Dearadjective
endearing; sweet
Dearadjective
expensive
Dearnoun
used as an affectionate or friendly form of address
Dearnoun
a sweet or endearing person
Dearadverb
at a high cost
Dearinterjection
used in expressions of surprise, dismay, or sympathy
Sweetheartnoun
A person who is always very kind.
Sweetheartnoun
A person very much liked or loved by someone, especially when both partners are young.
Sweetheartnoun
(US) A female member of a college or university fraternity.
Sweetheartnoun
A lover of mistress.
Sweetheartnoun
a person loved by another person
Sweetheartnoun
any well-liked individual;
Sweetheartnoun
a very attractive or seductive looking woman
Sweetheartadjective
privileged treatment of a favored person or corporation (sometimes unethically);
Sweetheartnoun
a person with whom someone is having a romantic relationship
Sweetheartnoun
used as a term of endearment or affectionate form of address
Sweetheartnoun
a particularly lovable or pleasing person or thing
Sweetheartnoun
denoting an arrangement or agreement reached privately by two sides in an unofficial or illicit way.
