n. a beloved person; used as terms of endearment

adv. at a great cost; "he paid dearly for the food"; "this cost him dear"

adv. with affection; "she loved him dearly"; "he treats her affectionately"

adj. with or in a close or intimate relationship; "a good friend"; "my sisters and brothers are near and dear"

adj. dearly loved

adj. earnest; "one's dearest wish"; "devout wishes for their success"; "heartfelt condolences"

adj. having a high price; "costly jewelry"; "high-priced merchandise"; "much too dear for my pocketbook"; "a pricey restaurant"

n. a man who is engaged to be married

n. a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

n. a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

n. person of exceptional holiness

adj. lovable especially in a childlike or naive way

adj. greatly pleasing or entertaining; "a delightful surprise"; "the comedy was delightful"; "a delicious joke"

adj. attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness; "a cute kid with pigtails"; "a cute little apartment"; "cunning kittens"; "a cunning baby"

adj. pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing; "pretty girl"; "pretty song"; "pretty room"

adj. having characteristics that attract love or affection; "a mischievous but lovable child"

adj. high in price or charging high prices; "expensive clothes"; "an expensive shop"

adj. steadfast in purpose or devotion or affection; "a man constant in adherence to his ideals"; "a constant lover"; "constant as the northern star"

adj. steadfast in affection or allegiance; "years of faithful service"; "faithful employees"; "we do not doubt that England has a faithful patriot in the Lord Chancellor"

adj. unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause; "a firm ally"; "loyal supporters"; "the true-hearted soldier...of Tippecanoe"- Campaign song for William Henry Harrison; "fast friends"

adj. consistent with fact or reality; not false; "the story is true"; "it is undesirable to believe a proposition when there is no ground whatever for supposing it true"- B. Russell; "the true meaning of the statement"

adj. greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; "exorbitant rent"; "extortionate prices"; "spends an outrageous amount on entertainment"; "usurious interest rate"; "unconscionable spending"

adj. firm and dependable especially in loyalty; "a steadfast ally"; "a staunch defender of free speech"; "unswerving devotion"; "unswerving allegiance"

adj. steadfast in allegiance or duty; "loyal subjects"; "loyal friends stood by him"

adj. conforming to truth; "I wouldn't have told you this if it weren't so"; "a truthful statement"

adj. characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion; "blunt talking and straight shooting"; "a blunt New England farmer"; "I gave them my candid opinion"; "forthright criticism"; "a forthright approach to the problem"; "tell me what you think--and you may just as well be frank"; "it is possible to be outspoken without being rude"; "plainspoken and to the point"; "a point-blank accusation"

adj. openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness; "his candid eyes"; "an open and trusting nature"; "a heart-to-heart talk"

adj. ready for business; "the stores are open"

adj. not devious

adj. without concealment or deception; honest; "their business was open and aboveboard"; "straightforward in all his business affairs"

adj. having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange; "another human being equally valuable in the sight of God"; "a valuable diamond"

adj. of high worth or cost; "diamonds, sapphires, rubies, and emeralds are precious stones"

adj. characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for; "a cherished friend"; "children are precious"; "a treasured heirloom"; "so good to feel wanted"

adj. very close in resemblance; "sketched in an approximate likeness"; "a near likeness"

adj. very close and convivial; "boon companions"

adj. (used informally) associated on close terms; "a close friend"; "the bartender was chummy with the regular customers"; "the two were thick as thieves for months"

adj. held together as by social or cultural ties; "a close-knit family"; "close-knit little villages"; "the group was closely knit"

adj. denoting confidence or intimacy; "a confidential approach"; "in confidential tone of voice"

adj. having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship; "on familiar terms"; "pretending she is on an intimate footing with those she slanders"

adj. regarded with admiration

adj. regarded with deep or rapturous love (especially as if for a god); "adored grandchildren"; "an idolized wife"

adj. preferred above all others and treated with partiality; "the favored child"

adj. favorite; "the fair-haired boy of the literary set"

adj. characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for; "a cherished friend"; "children are precious"; "a treasured heirloom"; "so good to feel wanted"

adj. undertaken in good faith; "a bona fide offer"

adj. not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed; "genuine emotion"; "her interest in people was unfeigned"; "true grief"

adj. with unconditional and enthusiastic devotion; "heart-whole friendship"; "gave wholehearted support to her candidacy"; "wholehearted commitment"; "demonstrated his whole-souled allegiance"

adj. without dissimulation; frank; "my honest opinion"

adj. not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed; "genuine emotion"; "her interest in people was unfeigned"; "true grief"

adj. entailing great loss or sacrifice; "a dearly-won victory"

adj. too costly for the value; "overpriced items at resort shops"

adj. far apart in relevance or relationship; "a distant cousin"; "a distant likeness"

adj. lacking sincerity; "a charming but thoroughly insincere woman"; "their praise was extravagant and insincere"

adj. relatively low in price or charging low prices; "it would have been cheap at twice the price"; "inexpensive family restaurants"