Dear and Mistress

Dear

Dear noun - A person with whom one is in love.
Usage example: I love you, dear

Mistress and dear are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mistress" instead a noun "Dear".

Nearby Words: dearly, deary, dearie

Mistress

Mistress noun - A female other than his wife with whom a married man has a continuing sexual relationship.
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Synonyms for Mistress

Dear and mistress are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dear" instead a noun "Mistress".

Nearby Word: mister

How words are described

good good dear good mistress
little little dear little mistress
quiet quiet dear quiet mistress
beautiful beautiful dear beautiful mistress

Both words in one sentence

  • Black Best Friend In the Dear America book Look to the Hills: The Diary of Lozette Moreau, a French Slave Girl the main character Zettie, though six years younger, is her mistress's loved and trusted companion.
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