Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deare

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.61 in modern English

Syllables: deare
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete spelling of dear.

Obsolete

adj

Obsolete spelling of dear.

Obsolete

adv

Obsolete spelling of dear.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"By Halliedame, quoth she, and Gods oune mother, / I well perceaue yow are a wylie brother. / For if there be a morsell of more price, / Yow'l smell it out, though I be ner'e so nice. / As yow desire, so shall yow swiue with hir, / But think your purse-strings shall abye-it deare ..."

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

deares (plural) dearer (comparative) dearest (superlative) more deare (comparative) most deare (superlative)

Questions

What does deare mean?: Obsolete spelling of dear.

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