dear

¹dear

adj \ˈdir\

Definition of DEAR

: severe, sore <in our dear peril — Shakespeare>

Origin of DEAR

Middle English dere, from Old English dēor

First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with DEAR

beer, bier, blear, cere, cheer, clear, deer, Deere, drear, ear, fear, fere, fleer, gear, hear, here, jeer, leer, mere, mir, near, peer, pier, Pierre, queer, rear, schmear, sear, seer, sere, shear, sheer, skirr, smear, sneer, spear, speer, sphere, steer, tear, tier, Trier, Tyr, veer, weir, year