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Dire vs Dear - What's the difference?

dire | dear |


As verbs the difference between dire and dear

is that dire is while dear is (obsolete) to endear.

As an adjective dear is

loved; lovable or dear can be severe(ly affected), sore.

As a noun dear is

a very kind, loving person.

As an adverb dear is

(obsolete) dearly; at a high price.

Dear vs Dear - What's the difference?

dear | dear |


In obsolete terms the difference between dear and dear

is that dear is dearly; at a high price while dear is dearly; at a high price.

Dear vs Elk - What's the difference?

dear | elk |


As nouns the difference between dear and elk

is that dear is a very kind, loving person while elk is (informal) an (acorn electron) computer.

As an adjective dear

is loved; lovable or dear can be severe(ly affected), sore.

As a verb dear

is (obsolete) to endear.

As an adverb dear

is (obsolete) dearly; at a high price.

Dear vs Very - What's the difference?

dear | very |


As adjectives the difference between dear and very

is that dear is loved; lovable or dear can be severe(ly affected), sore while very is true, real, actual.

As adverbs the difference between dear and very

is that dear is (obsolete) dearly; at a high price while very is to a great extent or degree; extremely; exceedingly.

As a noun dear

is a very kind, loving person.

As a verb dear

is (obsolete) to endear.

Cow vs Dear - What's the difference?

cow | dear |


As an acronym cow

is (computing).

As an adjective dear is

loved; lovable or dear can be severe(ly affected), sore.

As a noun dear is

a very kind, loving person.

As a verb dear is

(obsolete) to endear.

As an adverb dear is

(obsolete) dearly; at a high price.

Attention vs Dear - What's the difference?

attention | dear |


As nouns the difference between attention and dear

is that attention is mental focus while dear is a very kind, loving person.

As an interjection attention

is {{cx|military|lang=en}} Used as a command to bring soldiers to the attention position.

As an adjective dear is

loved; lovable.

As a verb dear is

to endear.

As an adverb dear is

dearly; at a high price.

Dear vs Dread - What's the difference?

dear | dread |


In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between dear and dread

is that dear is (obsolete) dearly; at a high price while dread is (obsolete) fury; dreadfulness.

As adjectives the difference between dear and dread

is that dear is loved; lovable or dear can be severe(ly affected), sore while dread is terrible; greatly feared.

As nouns the difference between dear and dread

is that dear is a very kind, loving person while dread is great fear in view of impending evil; fearful apprehension of danger; anticipatory terror.

As verbs the difference between dear and dread

is that dear is (obsolete) to endear while dread is to fear greatly.

As an adverb dear

is (obsolete) dearly; at a high price.

Dear vs Favour - What's the difference?

dear | favour |


As nouns the difference between dear and favour

is that dear is a very kind, loving person while favour is .

As verbs the difference between dear and favour

is that dear is (obsolete) to endear while favour is .

As an adjective dear

is loved; lovable or dear can be severe(ly affected), sore.

As an adverb dear

is (obsolete) dearly; at a high price.

Tall vs Dear - What's the difference?

tall | dear | Related terms |

Tall is a related term of dear.


In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between tall and dear

is that tall is (obsolete) bold; brave; courageous; valiant while dear is (obsolete) dearly; at a high price.

As adjectives the difference between tall and dear

is that tall is (of a person) having a vertical extent greater than the average for example, somebody with a height of over 6 feet would generally be considered to be tall while dear is loved; lovable or dear can be severe(ly affected), sore.

As a noun dear is

a very kind, loving person.

As a verb dear is

(obsolete) to endear.

As an adverb dear is

(obsolete) dearly; at a high price.

Exalted vs Dear - What's the difference?

exalted | dear | Related terms |

Exalted is a related term of dear.


As verbs the difference between exalted and dear

is that exalted is (exalt) while dear is (obsolete) to endear.

As adjectives the difference between exalted and dear

is that exalted is praised, or honored while dear is loved; lovable or dear can be severe(ly affected), sore.

As a noun dear is

a very kind, loving person.

As an adverb dear is

(obsolete) dearly; at a high price.

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