Dear vs Favorite - What's the difference?
dear | favorite |
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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, 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
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Preferred.
Preferred one, one with special favor
Expected or most probable to win.
(Internet) To bookmark.
(Internet) To add to one's list of favorites on a website that allows users to compile such lists.
As adjectives the difference between dear and favorite
is that dear is loved; lovable or dear can be severe(ly affected), sore while favorite is preferred.As nouns the difference between dear and favorite
is that dear is a very kind, loving person while favorite is preferred one, one with special favor.As verbs the difference between dear and favorite
is that dear is (obsolete) to endear while favorite is .As an adverb dear
is (obsolete) dearly; at a high price.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 .
Etymology 2
(etyl) dere, from (etyl) . Cognate with the aboveStatistics
*Anagrams
* English affectionate terms ----favorite
English
(wikipedia favorite)Alternative forms
* (British English) favouriteAdjective
(en adjective)- That is my favorite flavor of ice cream. I'd eat it daily if I could.
Antonyms
* (preferred) (l), (l)Noun
(en noun)- The teacher's favorite always went first.
- He's the favorite , he'll probably be elected.