English-Thai Dictionary
Dear John letter
SL จดหมาย ที่ หญิงสาว เขียน ให้ แฟน หนุ่ม ที่ เข้าประจำการ ใน กองทัพ เพื่อ ตัดสัมพันธ์ รัก jod-mai-ti-ying-sao-kian-hai-faen-num-ti-kao-pra-jam-kan-nai-kong-tab-puea tat samphan rak
dear
ADJ ซึ่ง เป็น ที่รัก ยิ่ง ซึ่ง เป็น สุดที่รัก loved beloved sueng-pen-ti-rak-ying
dear
ADJ มีค่า มีเกียรติ อย่างยิ่ง precious mee-ka
dear
ADJ มีราคา สูง มีราคา มี มูลค่า สูง costly valuable me-ra-ka-suang
dear
N ที่รัก สุดที่รัก ทูนหัว ยอดรัก ผู้ เป็น ที่รัก darling ti-rak
dearie
N ที่รัก (ใช้ เรียก ผู้อื่น (คำ ไม่เป็นทางการ ปัจจุบัน ใช้ ใน การ เสียดสี หรือ ล้อเลียน deary te-rak
dearth
N ความขาดแคลน ความ อัตคัด poverty scantiness kwam-kad-klaen
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
DEAR
a. 1. Scarce; not plentiful.
2. Bearing a high price in comparison of the usual price; more costly than usual; of a higher price than the customary one. Wheat is dear at a dollar a bushel, when the usual price is seventy five cents. This is the effect of scarcity and demand.
3. Of a high value in estimation; greatly valued; beloved; precious.
And the last joy was dearer than the rest.
Be ye followers of God, as dear children. Ephesians 5:1.
DEAR
a.Hurtful; grievous; hateful.
DEAR
v.t.To make dear.
DEAR
n.A darling; a word denoting tender affection or endearment; as, my dear.
DEARBOUGHT
a.Purchased at a high price; as dearbought experience; dearbought blessings.
DEARLING
[See Darling. ]
DEARLOVED
a.Greatly beloved.
DEARLY
adv. 1. At a high price; as, he pays dearly for his rashness.
2. With great fondness; as, we love our children dearly; dearly beloved.
DEARN
a.Lonely; solitary; melancholy.
DEARNESS
n. 1. Scarcity; high price, or a higher price than the customary one; as the dearness of corn.
2. Fondness; nearness to the heart or affections; great value in estimation; preciousness; tender love; as the dearness of friendship.
DEARNLY
adv. Secretly; privately.
DEARTH
n.derth. 1. Scarcity; as a dearth of corn.
2. Want; need; famine;
3. Barrenness; sterility; as a dearth of plot.
DEARTICULATE
v.t.To disjoint.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
DEAR
Dear, a. [Compar. Dearer; superl. Dearest. ] Etym: [OE. dere, deore,AS. deóre; akin to OS. diuri, D. duur, OHG. tiuri, G. theuer, teuer, Icel. d, Dan. & Sw. dyr. Cf. Darling, Dearth. ]
1. Bearing a high price; high-priced; costly; expensive. The cheapest of us is ten groats too dear. Shak.
2. Marked by scarcity or dearth, and exorbitance of price; as, a dear year.
3. Highly valued; greatly beloved; cherished; precious. "Hear me, dear lady. " Shak. Neither count I my life dear unto myself. Acts xx. 24. And the last joy was dearer than the rest. Pope. Dear as remember'd kisses after death. Tennyson.
4. Hence, close to the heart; heartfelt; present in mind; engaging the attention. (a ) Of agreeable things and interests. [I'll ] leave you to attend him: some dear cause Will in concealment wrap me up awhile. Shak. His dearest wish was to escape from the bustle and glitter of Whitehall. Macaulay. (b ) Of disagreeable things and antipathies. In our dear peril. Shak. Would I had met my dearest foe in heaven Or ever I had seen that day. Shak.
DEAR
DEAR Dear, n.
Defn: A dear one; lover; sweetheart. That kiss I carried from thee, dear. Shak.
DEAR
DEAR Dear, adv.
Defn: Dearly; at a high price. If thou attempt it, it will cost thee dear. Shak.
DEAR
DEAR Dear, v. t.
Defn: To endear. [Obs. ] Shelton.
DEARBORN
DEARBORN Dear "born, n.
Defn: A four-wheeled carriage, with curtained sides.
DEAR-BOUGHT
DEAR-BOUGHT Dear "-bought `, a.
Defn: Bought at a high price; as, dear-bought experience.
DEARE
DEARE Deare,
Defn: variant of Dere, v. t. & n. [Obs. ]
DEARIE
DEARIE Dear "ie, n.
Defn: Same as Deary. Dickens.
DEARLING
DEARLING Dear "ling, n.
Defn: A darling. [Obs. ] Spenser.
DEAR-LOVED
DEAR-LOVED Dear "-loved `, a.
Defn: Greatly beloved. Shak.
DEARLY
DEARLY Dear "ly, adv.
1. In a dear manner; with affection; heartily; earnestly; as, to love one dearly.
2. At a high rate or price; grievously. He buys his mistress dearly with his throne. Dryden.
3. Exquisitely. [Obs. ] Shak.
DEARN
Dearn, a. Etym: [AS. derne, dyrne, dierne, hidden, secret. Cf. Derne. ]
Defn: Secret; lonely; solitary; dreadful. [Obs. ] Shak. -- Dearn "ly, adv. [Obs. ] Chaucer.
DEARN
DEARN Dearn, v. t.
Defn: Same as Darn. [Obs. ]
DEARNESS
DEARNESS Dear "ness, n.
1. The quality or state of being dear; costliness; excess of price. The dearness of corn. Swift.
2. Fondness; preciousness; love; tenderness. The dearness of friendship. Bacon.
DEARTH
Dearth, n. Etym: [OE. derthe, fr. dere. See Dear. ]
Defn: Scarcity which renders dear; want; lack; specifically, lack of food on account of failure of crops; famine. There came a dearth over all the land of Egypt. Acts vii. 11. He with her press'd, she faint with dearth. Shak. Dearth of plot, and narrowness of imagination. Dryden.
DEARTICULATE
DEARTICULATE De `ar *tic "u *late, v. t.
Defn: To disjoint.
DEARWORTH
Dear "worth `, a. Etym: [See Derworth. ]
Defn: Precious. [Obs. ] Piers Plowman.
DEARY
DEARY Dear "y, n.
Defn: A dear; a darling. [Familiar ]
New American Oxford Dictionary
dear
dear |di (ə )r dɪ (ə )r | ▶adjective 1 regarded with deep affection; cherished by someone: a dear friend | he is very dear to me. • used in speech as a way of addressing a person in a polite way: Martin, my dear fellow. • used as part of the polite introduction to a letter, esp. in a formula denoting the degree of formality involved: Dear Sir or Madam. • endearing; sweet: a dear little puppy. 2 expensive. • (of money ) available as a loan only at a high rate of interest. ▶noun used as an affectionate or friendly form of address: don't you worry, dear. • a sweet or endearing person. ▶adverb at a high cost: they buy property cheaply and sell dear. ▶exclam. used in expressions of surprise, dismay, or sympathy: oh dear, I've upset you. PHRASES for dear life see life. DERIVATIVES dear ness noun ORIGIN Old English dēore, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dier ‘beloved, ’ also to Dutch duur and German teuer ‘expensive. ’
Dearborn
Dear born |ˈdi (ə )rˌbôrn, -bərn ˈdɪərbɔrn | a city in southeastern Michigan, southwest of Detroit, home to the Ford Motor Company and to the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village; pop. 86,477 (est. 2008 ).
dearest
dear est |ˈdi (ə )rist dɪ (ə )rɪst | ▶adjective 1 most loved or cherished: one of my dearest friends. 2 Brit. most expensive: beer is dearest in Germany. ▶noun used as an affectionate form of address to a much-loved person: you make me so happy, dearest. • I was going to miss my dearest.
dearie
dear ie |ˈdi (ə )rē ˈdɪəri | ▶noun ( pl. dearies ) informal, chiefly Brit. used as a friendly or condescending form of address.
Dear John letter
Dear John let ter |dɪəˈʤɒnletə (r ) |(also Dear John ) ▶noun informal a letter from a woman to a man, esp. a serviceman, terminating a personal relationship: a young officer gets his Dear John letter.
dearly
dear ly |ˈdi (ə )rlē ˈdɪ (ə )rli | ▶adverb 1 very much: he loved his parents dearly. 2 with much loss or suffering; at great cost: freedom to worship our religion has been bought dearly.
dearth
dearth |dərTH dərθ | ▶noun [ in sing. ] a scarcity or lack of something: there is a dearth of evidence. ORIGIN Middle English derthe (originally in the sense ‘shortage and dearness of food ’) (see dear, -th 2 ).
Oxford Dictionary
dear
dear |dɪə | ▶adjective 1 regarded with deep affection: a dear friend | he is very dear to me. • used in speech as a polite or affectionate form of address: Martin, my dear fellow. • used in the polite form of address at the start of a letter. • endearing; sweet: a dear little puppy. 2 chiefly Brit. expensive: five pounds —that's a bit dear! ▶noun used as an affectionate or friendly form of address: don't you worry, dear. • a sweet or endearing person: Harry's a dear. ▶adverb chiefly Brit. at a high cost: they buy property cheaply and sell dear. ▶exclamation used in expressions of surprise, dismay, or sympathy: oh dear, I've upset you. PHRASES for dear life see life. DERIVATIVES dearness noun ORIGIN Old English dēore, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dier ‘beloved ’, also to Dutch duur and German teuer ‘expensive ’.
Dearborn
Dear born |ˈdi (ə )rˌbôrn, -bərn ˈdɪərbɔrn | a city in southeastern Michigan, southwest of Detroit, home to the Ford Motor Company and to the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village; pop. 86,477 (est. 2008 ).
dearest
dear |est |ˈdɪərɪst | ▶adjective 1 most loved or cherished: one of my dearest friends. 2 Brit. most expensive: beer is dearest in Germany. ▶noun used as an affectionate form of address.
dearie
dearie |ˈdɪəri | ▶noun ( pl. dearies ) informal, chiefly Brit. used as a friendly or condescending form of address. PHRASES dearie me! used to express surprise or dismay.
Dear John letter
Dear John letter |dɪəˈʤɒnlɛtə (r ) |(also Dear John ) ▶noun informal a letter from a woman to a man, ending a romantic or sexual relationship.
dearly
dear ¦ly |ˈdɪəli | ▶adverb 1 very much: he loved his parents dearly. 2 with much loss or suffering; at great cost: freedom to worship our religion has been bought dearly.
dearth
dearth |dəːθ | ▶noun a scarcity or lack of something: there is a dearth of evidence. • archaic a situation where food is in short supply. ORIGIN Middle English derthe (see dear, -th 2 ).
American Oxford Thesaurus
dear
dear adjective 1 a dear friend: beloved, loved, adored, cherished, precious; esteemed, respected, worshiped; close, intimate, bosom, best. ANTONYMS hated. 2 her pictures were too dear to part with: precious, treasured, valued, prized, cherished, special. 3 such a dear man: endearing, adorable, lovable, appealing, engaging, charming, captivating, winsome, lovely, nice, pleasant, delightful, sweet, darling. ANTONYMS disagreeable. 4 the meals are rather dear: expensive, costly, high-priced, overpriced, exorbitant, extortionate; informal pricey, steep, stiff. ANTONYMS inexpensive, cheap. ▶noun 1 don't worry, my dear: darling, dearest, love, beloved, sweetheart, sweet, precious, treasure; informal sweetie, sugar, honey, hon, baby, pet. 2 he's such a dear: lovable person; darling, sweetheart, pet, angel, gem, treasure, star.
dearly
dearly adverb 1 I love my son dearly: very much, a great deal, greatly, deeply, profoundly, extremely; fondly, devotedly, tenderly. 2 our freedom has been bought dearly: at great cost, at a high price, with much suffering, with much sacrifice.
dearth
dearth noun a dearth of trained specialists: lack, scarcity, shortage, shortfall, want, deficiency, insufficiency, inadequacy, paucity, sparseness, scantiness, rareness; absence. ANTONYMS surfeit.
Oxford Thesaurus
dear
dear adjective 1 my dear sister was talking about you only today | he is a dear friend: beloved, loved, much loved, darling, adored, cherished, precious; esteemed, respected, worshipped; close, intimate, confidential, bosom, boon, favourite, best. ANTONYMS hated. 2 her belongings were too dear to entrust to sea transport: precious, treasured, valued, prized, cherished, special, favourite, favoured. 3 your father was such a dear man: endearing, adorable, lovable, appealing, engaging, charming, enchanting, captivating, winsome, winning, attractive, lovely, nice, pleasant, delightful, angelic, sweet, darling; N. Amer. cunning; Italian & Spanish simpatico; French sympathique; German sympatisch; dated taking. ANTONYMS disagreeable. 4 the dining car served rather dear meals: expensive, costly, high-cost, high-priced, highly priced, overpriced, exorbitant, extortionate; immoderate, extravagant, lavish, valuable; Brit. upmarket, over the odds; informal pricey, steep, stiff. ANTONYMS inexpensive. PHRASES hold something /someone dear I may be about to lose all I hold dear | he has a lot of friends whom he holds very dear: cherish, treasure, prize, value highly. ▶noun 1 there's no need to worry, my dear: darling, dearest, love, beloved, loved one, sweetheart, sweet, precious, treasure; informal sweetie, sugar, honey, baby, babe, pet, sunshine, poppet; archaic sweeting. 2 Philip's such a dear: lovable person, adorable person, endearing person; darling, sweetheart, pet, angel, gem, treasure; informal star. ▶adverb they buy property cheaply and sell dear: at a high price, at an excessive price, at an exorbitant price, at high cost, at great cost.
dearly
dearly adverb 1 she dearly wanted to see her family | I love my son dearly: very much, a great deal, greatly, deeply, profoundly, extremely; fondly, affectionately, devotedly, tenderly. 2 our freedom has been bought dearly: at great cost, at a high cost, at a high price, with great loss, with much loss, with much suffering, with much sacrifice.
dearth
dearth noun there is a dearth of properly trained specialists: lack, scarcity, scarceness, shortage, shortfall, want, deficiency, insufficiency, inadequacy, paucity, sparseness, meagreness, scantiness, rareness, infrequency, uncommonness, destitution, privation; famine, drought, poverty; absence, non-existence; rare exiguity, exiguousness. ANTONYMS abundance; surfeit.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
dear
dear /dɪə r / (! deer と同音 ) 〖原義は 「貴重な 」〗(副 )dearly 形容詞 ～er ; ～est 1 比較なし 〖名詞 の前で 〗a. ｟書 ｠〖D- 〗親愛なる, …様 (!手紙の書き出し; 名前や称号に付ける ) ▸ Dear Sir [Madam ]拝啓 (!面識のない人に対して; 会社や団体にはDear Sirsとする ) ▸ Dear Mr. Smith スミス様 ▸ Dear Tom 親愛なるトムへ 語法 ①｟英 ｠ではMy dear …とすると親近感を強めることになるが, ｟米 ｠では逆にかたく響く .②親しい相手にはファーストネームに付ける .③通例フルネームには付けない ▸ ╳Dear (Mr. ) Ken Blake ④最上級Dearestを用いるのは ｟やや古 ｠.b. ｟英 やや古 ｠親愛なる 〈諸君など 〉 (!呼びかけの一部として用いる; 時に無礼な意味を示す場合もある ) ▸ Tom, my dear fellow, you've done a good job .トム, お前よくがんばったね 2 ｟かたく ｠〈人 物が 〉いとしい , かわいい, 親愛な ; «…にとって » 大切な , 大事な, 貴重な «to » ▸ I will meet my dear friend next week .来週親友に会うつもりだ ▸ Those happy days are very dear to us [our heart ].あの幸せな日々は私たちにはとても大切なものです ▸ the dear departed ｟英 文 ｠今は亡きいとしい人 3 ｟主に英 くだけて ｠〖通例be ～〗〈商品などが 〉 (法外に )高価な, (品質の割に )値段が高い ; 〈貸し付けが 〉高利の (expensive ) (!｟やや古 ｠に響くことがある ) ▸ The dress seems to be too dear .その服はあまりにも値段が高すぎるように思われる 4 ｟主に英話 ｠好感のもてる, すてきな, 親切な (!old, littleなどと共に; ｟米 ｠では時に皮肉として用いられる ) ▸ He is a dear little creature .彼はいいやつなんだよ 5 〖名詞 の前で 〗切実な, 心からの 〈願いなど 〉.h ò ld A d é ar ｟かたく ｠A 〈人 物 〉を大切にする, 高く評価する .名詞 複 ～s /-z /C ｟話 ｠1 あなた , お前 ; 君 (!愛する人に対する呼びかけ; 年長者が目下の者に親しみをこめて用いることもある ) ▸ The husband said to his wife, “You look very tired, my dear .”「お前, とても疲れているようだね 」と夫は妻に言った ▸ My dear , that is the problem .君, それが問題なのですよ 2 ｟主に英 ｠いい子, かわいい人, 親切な人 ▸ Be a dear and play outside .いい子だから外で遊んでおいで ▸ Maggie is such a dear .マギーは本当にすてきな人ですよ ▸ an old dear 年老いたすてきなおばさま (!皮肉のこもったかなり無作法な表現 ) 間投詞 おやまあ , まあまあ, ああ驚いた, まあ困った (!(1 )驚き 困惑 悲しみ 失望などを示す. (2 )oh dear, dear oh dear, dear dear, dear meなどの形で使う ) ▸ Mary said, “Oh, dear , I am terribly sorry. ”メリーは 「おやまあ, 本当に申し訳ありません 」と言った ▸ “Dear, dear ,” said Sue .「やれやれ 」とスーは言った 副詞 1 ｟英書 ｠高い費用 [大きな犠牲 ]を払って (!buy, cost, pay, sellと共に ) ▸ cost A dear A 〈人 組織など 〉にとって高いものにつく 2 愛情をこめて, 大切に .D -̀ J ó hn (l è tter )｟やや古 ｠(女性からの )絶縁状 .d é ar ness 名詞 U 大切さ, 貴重, 高価 .
dearest
dear est /dɪ́ ə rɪst /名詞 C ｟話 やや古 ｠〖単数形で; 呼びかけで 〗あなた, お前 .形容詞 ｟やや古 ｠〖名詞 の前で 〗1 ｟書 ｠最愛の …▸ Dearest Jack 最愛のジャックへ 2 最も親しい .3 切なる 〈願いなど 〉.4 ｟主に英 ｠とても高価な .
dearie
dear ie /dɪ́ ə ri /名詞 C ｟主に英 くだけて ｠かわいい人 (!親しい人や目下の人への呼びかけで; →dear ) . D é arie m è! ｟やや古 ｠おやおや, あらあら!
dearly
dear ly /dɪ́ə r li /→dear 副詞 more ～; most ～｟かたく ｠1 愛情をこめて , 深く, 心から ; とても , 非常に ▸ I love her dearly .彼女を心から愛しています ▸ I would dearly love to know about it .それについてはぜひ知りたい 2 大きな犠牲 [高い代償 ]を払って ▸ That will cost you dearly . ≒You will pay dearly for that .その代償は高くつくよ ～̀ bel ó ved ｟かたい話 ｠親愛なるあなた (方 ) (!キリスト教式の結婚式 葬儀で牧師が用いる呼びかけ ) .
dearth
dearth /dəː r θ /名詞 C ｟かたく ｠〖単数形で 〗不足, 欠乏 (lack, scarcity ); 飢饉 （ききん ）(famine )▸ a dearth of food 食糧不足 .
deary
dear y /dɪ́ ə ri /名詞 複 -ies ＝dearie .
The Wordsmith Dictionary