Dear and Kind

Dear

Dear adjective - Having qualities that tend to make one loved.
Usage example: a dear friend that I would do anything for

Kind and dear are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Kind" instead an adjective "Dear".

Nearby Words: dearly, deary, dearie

Kind

Kind adjective - Given to or made with heedful anticipation of the needs and happiness of others.

Dear and kind are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dear" instead an adjective "Kind".

Nearby Words: kindly, kindness, kindliness

How words are described

good good dear good kind
beautiful beautiful dear beautiful kind
literal literal dear literal kind

Both words in one sentence

  • Belle: There's something sweet, and almost kind ... but now he's dear, and so unsure.
  • Disney / Beauty and the Beast Belle spells out what Adorkable is in her song "Something There".Belle: There's something sweet, and almost kind ... but now he's dear, and so unsure.
  • Literature / The Egyptian Kind of a subversion, because she actually warns Sinuhe, that if he falls for her, she will eventually demolish everything he holds dear.
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