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Cherished or regarded with deep affection

Having appeal in an endearing, sweet or lovable way

Costing or charging high prices

Feeling or showing love or great care

Felt or believed genuinely and deeply

Reliable and unfailing

Magnificent and splendid, suggesting abundance and great expense, and having a flavor of debauchery

Superior in quality or value

A sweet or endearing person

Someone who is loved, especially in a romantic or amorous relationship

A person or thing regarded as precious, special or rare

A person with good lucks or allure, typically very popular with the opposite sex

(informal) A form of address to a woman

A person or thing that is preferred to all others

At a high cost or extent

An expression of sorrow or distress

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Adjective

Cherished or regarded with deep affection

highly regarded

thick as thieves

as thick as thieves

near to one's heart

well thought of

worth its weight in gold

on top of each other

hail-fellow-well-met

nearest and dearest

dear to your heart

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“She joined a whole secret league of the hunters after being separated from a friend very dear to her.”

Adjective

Having appeal in an endearing, sweet or lovable way

as pretty as a picture

pulchritudinous

picture-perfect

drop-dead gorgeous

easy on the eye

sexually attractive

out of this world

easy on the eyes

good-humoured^UK

good-humored^US

larger than life

thought-provoking

very interesting

drawing attention

physically attractive

aesthetically appealing

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“Zizi flashed us a dear little grin that took the edge of her curtness.”

Adjective

Costing or charging high prices

an arm and a leg

costing an arm and a leg

costing the earth

worth its weight in gold

excessively high

daylight robbery

overextravagant

highway robbery

worth a king's ransom

unduly expensive

cost-prohibitive

high-dollar value

disproportionate

of incalculable value

of incalculable worth

of immeasurable worth

of inestimable worth

of inestimable value

of immeasurable value

over one's head

more than one can afford

more than can be afforded

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“Is there not all the reason in the world, that wares, or houses, or any other thing, should be for the use and service of him that paid a dear price for them?”

Adjective

Feeling or showing love or great care

expressing adoration

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Adjective

Felt or believed genuinely and deeply

twenty-four carat

well-intentioned

meaning what one says

meaning business

hundred percent

without reservations

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Adjective

Reliable and unfailing

tried and tested

thick as thieves

as thick as thieves

on top of each other

joined at the hip

in each other's pocket

nearest and dearest

on the best of terms

on friendly terms

inseparable from

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Adjective

Magnificent and splendid, suggesting abundance and great expense, and having a flavor of debauchery

lavishly appointed

out of this world

fit for a queen

in the lap of luxury

pleasure-loving

with good taste

no-expense-spared

pleasure-seeking

fit for a prince

fit for a princess

attention-grabbing

thought-provoking

out of the ordinary

well thought of

of high standing

incomprehensible

highly regarded

envigorating^UK

invigorating^US

out-of-this-world

state-of-the-art

larger-than-life

tall in the saddle

never to be forgotten

larger than life

a million dollars

much publicized

bigger than life

like a million dollars

disproportionate

in the public eye

supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

well-proportioned

highly impressive

tall and dignified

self-respecting

easy on the eye

too good to be true

pretty as a picture

mind-blowing performance

one for the book

something to write home about

emotion-charged

conferring prestige

exhilarating show

amazing performance

exhilarating performance

breathtaking performance

incredible performance

electrifying performance

breathtaking show

electrifying show

incredible show

off the beaten track

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Adjective

Superior in quality or value

highest quality

top of the line

top of the range

top-of-the-line

out of this world

supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

of the first water

of high quality

of the highest quality

of the highest standard

of the first order

too good to be true

of the highest order

the dog's bollocks

top-of-the-range

in a class all by itself

above and beyond

of highest order

state-of-the-art

of the highest type

highest-quality

of a high standard

carefully chosen

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Noun

A sweet or endearing person

“And people look as if the poor old dear has said something obscene.”

Noun

Someone who is loved, especially in a romantic or amorous relationship

significant other

love of one's life

light of my life

apple of one's eye

the apple of your eye

object of affection

love of my life

fair-haired boy

light of one's life

cavaliere servente

bit on the side

favorite person

the love of one's life

the object of one's affections

trouble and strife

wives and girlfriends

common-law husband

lord and master

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“My dear is waiting for me at home.”

Noun

A person or thing regarded as precious, special or rare

Noun

A person with good lucks or allure, typically very popular with the opposite sex

Noun

(informal) A form of address to a woman

Noun

A person or thing that is preferred to all others

fair-haired boy

jewel in the crown

the apple of your eye

apple of one's eye

fair-haired girl

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Adverb

At a high cost or extent

at a heavy cost

at an excessive price

at an exorbitant price

to a great extent

at a high price

at considerable cost

for a great deal of money

“Buy cheap, sell dear.”

Interjection

An expression of sorrow or distress

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