"chère" meaning in French

See chère in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ʃɛʁ/
Etymology: Inflected forms. Head templates: {{head|fr|adjective form}} chère
  1. feminine singular of cher Tags: feminine, form-of, singular Form of: cher
    Sense id: en-chère-fr-adj-aCGJ8IMw Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 41 51 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 40 47 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ʃɛʁ/ Forms: chères [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French chiere, from Late Latin or Vulgar Latin cara (“face”), from Ancient Greek κάρα (kára). Compare Spanish cara. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|chiere|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French chiere, {{inh+|fr|fro|chiere}} Inherited from Old French chiere, {{der|fr|LL.|-}} Late Latin, {{der|fr|VL.|cara||face}} Vulgar Latin cara (“face”), {{der|fr|grc|κάρα}} Ancient Greek κάρα (kára), {{cog|es|cara}} Spanish cara Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} chère f (plural chères)
  1. (obsolete) visage, face Tags: feminine, obsolete
    Sense id: en-chère-fr-noun-s-dVznVU Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 41 51 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 40 47 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 49 12
  2. (archaic or humorous) fare, food, cheer Tags: archaic, feminine, humorous
    Sense id: en-chère-fr-noun-AkcmBpFe Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 40 47 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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