Dear vs My - What's the difference?
dear | my |
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
* Shakespeare
Belonging to me.
(dated) Used to express surprise, shock or amazement.
As nouns the difference between dear and my
is that dear is a very kind, loving person while my is midge, blackfly, midget, gnat or my can be mu (greek letter).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
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 ----my
English
(wikipedia my)Etymology 1
From (etyl) my, apocopated form of min, myn, from (etyl) . More at (l).Determiner
- Don't you know my name?
- I recognised him because he had attended my school.
Derived terms
(terms derived using my) * my arse * my ass * my bad * my eye * my fellow Americans * my foot * my God * my goodness * my gosh * my pleasure * my son * my way or the highway * my wordSee also
(English personal pronouns)Etymology 2
An abbreviation of an oath such as my word'' or ''my lordInterjection
(en interjection)- My , what big teeth you have!