Antonyms for dearer
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : deer |
| Phonetic Transcription : dɪər |
Definition of dearer
Origin :- Old English deore "precious, valuable, costly, loved, beloved," from Proto-Germanic *deurjaz (cf. Old Saxon diuri, Old Norse dyrr, Old Frisian diore, Middle Dutch dure, Dutch duur, Old High German tiuri, German teuer), ultimate origin unknown. Used interjectorily since 1690s. As a polite introductory word to letters, it is attested from mid-15c. As a noun, from late 14c., perhaps short for dear one, etc.
- adj beloved, favorite
- adj very expensive
- The memory of you will be dearer to me than comfort from all else.
- Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- But I discharge you of it; at least, while I have the happiness of nearer and dearer relations.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- She could have kissed her face in the glass, it was so like that other dearer one.
- Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown
- What rendered him yet dearer to us, was that there was enmity between him and Mrs. Mitchell.
- Extract from : « Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood » by George MacDonald
- Steenie's unselfish solitude of soul made him every day dearer to her.
- Extract from : « Heather and Snow » by George MacDonald
- This is my son, my poor afflicted son, dearer to me than my own life.
- Extract from : « Barnaby Rudge » by Charles Dickens
- It was dearer to him than the light of heaven, than the face of the blessed sun.
- Extract from : « Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume VI » by Various
- They might spring up anywhere at any moment, and choke the life that was dearer to her than her own.
- Extract from : « The Eternal City » by Hall Caine
- Have you lost some one who was dearer to you than your heart of hearts?
- Extract from : « The Woman Thou Gavest Me » by Hall Caine
- A beauty not explicable is dearer than a beauty which we can see to the end of.
- Extract from : « Essays, Second Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Synonyms for dearer
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