Bosom vs Dear - What's the difference?
bosom | dear | Synonyms |
*1611 , Bible , Authorized Version, (w) IV:
*:And the LORD said furthermore unto him, Put now thine hand into thy bosom'. And he put his hand into his ' bosom : and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous as snow.
The seat of one's inner thoughts, feelings etc.; one's secret feelings; desire.
*1844 , (William Makepeace Thackeray), (The Luck of Barry Lyndon)
*:my poor dear duke, in consequence of the excitement created in his august bosom by her frantic violence and grief, had a fit in which I very nigh lost him.
*{{quote-book, year=1932, author=(Maurice Baring)
, chapter=16, title= The protected interior or inner part of something; the area enclosed as by an embrace.
*1846 , (Charles Dickens), (Dombey and Son)
*:… Mr Toodle … was refreshing himself with tea in the bosom of his family.
*1861 , (George Eliot), (Silas Marner)
*:there might be seen in districts far away among the lanes, or deep in the bosom of the hills, certain pallid undersized men, who, by the side of the brawny country-folk, looked like the remnants of a disinherited race.
The part of a dress etc. covering the chest; a neckline.
*Bible, (w) iv.6
*:He put his hand into his bosom : and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous as snow.
*1897 , (Henry James), (What Maisie Knew) :
*:She was always in a fearful hurry, and the lower the bosom was cut the more it was to be gathered she was wanted elsewhere.
(lb) A woman's breasts.
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*:Serene, smiling, enigmatic, she faced him with no fear whatever showing in her dark eyes.She put back a truant curl from her forehead where it had sought egress to the world, and looked him full in the face now, drawing a deep breath which caused the round of her bosom to lift the lace at her throat.
*2003 , Martin Kelner, The Guardian , 7 April:
*:The prevailing look at Aintree was of a well-upholstered woman wearing an outfit about three sizes too small for her; trouser suits so tight you could not only tell if the lady had a coin in her pocket but see if it was heads or tails, and skimpy tops proclaiming proudly that bosoms are back—and this time it's personal.
Any thing or place resembling the breast; a supporting surface; an inner recess; the interior.
*(Joseph Addison) (1672-1719)
*:the bosom of the ocean
A depression round the eye of a millstone.
:(Knight)
In a very close relationship.
* Lieut. Creecy of the navy, who has been detailed to the aerial experiments at the fort, and who was a bosom companion of young Selfridge, was brokenhearted.'' -- Describing the death of
To enclose or carry in the bosom; to keep with care; to take to heart; to cherish.
* Shakespeare
To conceal; to hide from view; to embosom.
* Alexander Pope
* {{quote-book, year=1901, author=Stewart Edward White, title=The Claim Jumpers, chapter=, edition=
, passage=Beyond were the pines, and a rugged road, flint-edged, full of dips and rises, turns and twists, hovering on edges, or bosoming itself in deep rock-strewn cuts. }}
* {{quote-book, year=1818, author=Lucy Aikin, title=Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth, chapter=, edition=
, passage=Those whom you feared most are now bosoming themselves in the queen's grace; and though her highness signified displeasure in outward sort, yet did she like the marrow of your book. }}
(Webster 1913)
Loved; lovable.
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*:So this was my future home, I thought!Backed by towering hills, the but faintly discernible purple line of the French boundary off to the southwest, a sky of palest Gobelin flecked with fat, fleecy little clouds, it in truth looked a dear little city; the city of one's dreams.
Loving, affectionate, heartfelt
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Precious to or greatly valued by someone.
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High in price; expensive.
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A formal way to start (possibly after my ) addressing somebody at the beginning of a letter, memo etc.
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A formal way to start (often after my ) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly.
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*, chapter=7
, title= An ironic way to start (often after my ) addressing an inferior.
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(lb) Noble.
A very kind, loving person.
A beloved person
(obsolete) dearly; at a high price
* Shakespeare
Bosom is a synonym of dear.
As nouns the difference between bosom and dear
is that bosom is while dear is a very kind, loving person.As adjectives the difference between bosom and dear
is that bosom is in a very close relationship while dear is loved; lovable or dear can be severe(ly affected), sore.As verbs the difference between bosom and dear
is that bosom is to enclose or carry in the bosom; to keep with care; to take to heart; to cherish while dear is (obsolete) to endear.As an adverb dear is
(obsolete) dearly; at a high price.bosom
English
Noun
(en noun)Friday's Business, passage=His uncle, a Cardinal, engages a Spanish youth of Moorish descent called Diego, an expert singer and player on the virginal,
Synonyms
* seeAdjective
(-)- bosom buddies
Verb
(en verb)- Bosom up my counsel; / You'll find it wholesome.
- To happy convents bosomed deep in vines.
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Anagrams
* *dear
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) dere, from (etyl) .Adjective
(er)The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=“A very welcome, kind, useful present, that means to the parish. By the way, Hopkins, let this go no further. We don't want the tale running round that a rich person has arrived. Churchill, my dear fellow, we have such greedy sharks, and wolves in lamb's clothing.
Derived terms
* dearly * dear me * dearnessNoun
(en noun)- My cousin is such a dear , always drawing me pictures.
Synonyms
* (kind loving person) darlingDerived terms
* oh dear * the dear knowsAdverb
(en adverb)- If thou attempt it, it will cost thee dear .