bearing a high price; high-priced; costly; expensive.-marked by scarcity or dearth, and exorbitance of price; as, a dear year.-highly valued; greatly beloved; cherished; precious.-hence, close to the heart; heartfelt; present in mind; engaging the attention.-of agreeable things and interests.-of disagreeable things and antipathies.-a dear one; lover; sweetheart.-dearly; at a high price.-to endear.