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dear/English/adj

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"expensive"}, "expansion": "Icelandic dýr (“expensive”)", "name": "cog"}, {"args": {"1": "yi", "2": "טייַער", "t": "precious,expensive"}, "expansion": "Yiddish טייַער (tayer, “precious,expensive”)", "name": "cog"}], "etymology_text": "From Middle English dere, from Old English dīere (“of great value or excellence, expensive, beloved”), from Proto-West Germanic *diurī, from Proto-Germanic *diurijaz (“dear, precious, expensive”). Cognate with Scots dere, deir (“of great value or worth, highly valued, precious, beloved”), Saterland Frisian djuur (“precious, dear, costly, expensive”), Dutch duur (“costly, precious”), German teuer (“costly, precious”), German Low German düür, Danish dyr (“expensive”), Swedish dyr (“expensive”), Norwegian dyr (“expensive”), Icelandic dýr (“expensive”), Yiddish טייַער (tayer, “precious,expensive”).", "forms": [{"form": "dearer", "tags": ["comparative"]}, {"form": "more dear", "tags": ["comparative"]}, {"form": "dearest", "tags": ["superlative"]}, {"form": "most dear", "tags": ["superlative"]}], "head_templates": [{"args": {"1": "er", "2": "more"}, "expansion": "dear (comparative dearer or more dear, superlative dearest or most dear)", "name": "en-adj"}], "lang": "English", "lang_code": "en", "pos": "adj", "related": [{"word": "darling"}], "senses": [{"categories": ["British English", "English terms with quotations", "English terms with usage examples", "Irish English"], "examples": [{"text": "The dearer the jewel, the greater the love expressed.", "type": "example"}, {"ref": "c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene i]:", "text": "There's more depends on this than on the value.\nThe dearest ring in Venice will I give you,\nAnd find it out by proclamation:\nOnly for this, I pray you, pardon me.", "type": "quote"}, {"ref": "1902, Briquettes as Fuel in Foreign Countries (report of the United States Bureau of Foreign Commerce)", "text": "This water is sold for 50 cents per ton, which is not dear under the circumstances."}, {"ref": "1966, The Beatles (lyrics and music), “When I'm Sixty-Four”:", "text": "Every summer we can rent a cottage in the Isle of Wight, if it's not too dear.", "type": "quote"}], "glosses": ["High in price; expensive."], "links": [["expensive", "expensive"]], "raw_glosses": ["(Ireland, UK) High in price; expensive."], "tags": ["Ireland", "UK"]}, {"categories": ["English terms with quotations"], "examples": [{"ref": "1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. 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What does he look like?\" \"Oh, he might look very much like you.\" \"How dear of you to say that!\"", "type": "quote"}], "glosses": ["Lovely; kind."]}, {"categories": ["English terms with usage examples"], "examples": [{"text": "Such dear embrace tenderly comforts even in this dear sorrow.", "type": "example"}], "glosses": ["Loving, affectionate, heartfelt"], "links": [["affectionate", "affectionate"], ["heartfelt", "heartfelt"]]}, {"categories": ["English terms with quotations", "English terms with usage examples"], "examples": [{"text": "The dearer the giver, the dearer the trinket he brings!", "type": "example"}, {"ref": "1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, Canto XXXVII, page 58:", "text": "[…] dear as sacramental wine\nTo dying lips is all he said […].", "type": "quote"}], "glosses": ["Precious to or greatly valued by someone."], "links": [["Precious", "precious"], ["value", "value"]]}, {"categories": ["English terms with usage examples"], "examples": [{"text": "Dear Sir/Madam/Miss, please notice our offices will be closed during the following bank holidays:[…].", "type": "example"}], "glosses": ["A formal way to start (possibly after my) addressing somebody at the beginning of a letter, memo etc."]}, {"categories": ["English terms with quotations", "English terms with usage examples"], "examples": [{"text": "My dear friend, I feel better as soon as you come sit beside my sickbed!", "type": "example"}, {"ref": "1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter VII, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:", "text": "“A very welcome, kind, useful present, that means to the parish. By the way, Hopkins, let this go no further. We don't want the tale running round that a rich person has arrived. Churchill, my dear fellow, we have such greedy sharks, and wolves in lamb's clothing.[…]”", "type": "quote"}], "glosses": ["A formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly."]}, {"categories": ["English terms with usage examples"], "examples": [{"text": "My dear man, you ought to think twice about who you're trying to blackmail.", "type": "example"}], "glosses": ["An ironic way to start (often after my) addressing an inferior or someone one dislikes."]}, {"categories": ["English terms with obsolete senses"], "glosses": ["Noble."], "links": [["Noble", "noble"]], "raw_glosses": ["(obsolete) Noble."], "tags": ["obsolete"]}], "sounds": [{"ipa": "/dɪə/", "tags": ["Received-Pronunciation"]}, {"ipa": "/dɪɹ/", "tags": ["General-American"]}, {"audio": "en-us-dear.ogg", "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/0f/En-us-dear.ogg/En-us-dear.ogg.mp3", "ogg_url": 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Gaelic", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "ionmhainn"}, {"code": "cjs", "lang": "Shor", "roman": "qayran", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "қайран"}, {"code": "sk", "lang": "Slovak", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "drahý"}, {"code": "sk", "lang": "Slovak", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "milý"}, {"code": "sl", "lang": "Slovene", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "drag"}, {"code": "dsb", "lang": "Lower Sorbian", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "luby"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "querido"}, {"code": "srn", "lang": "Sranan Tongo", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "lobi"}, {"code": "srn", "lang": "Sranan Tongo", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "switi"}, {"code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "kär"}, {"code": "tl", "lang": "Tagalog", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "mahal"}, {"code": "txb", "lang": "Tocharian B", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "laraṣke"}, {"code": "txb", "lang": "Tocharian B", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "lāre"}, {"code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "sevgili"}, {"code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "sevimli"}, {"code": "tyv", "lang": "Tuvan", "roman": "ergim", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "эргим"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "dorohýj", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "дороги́й"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "mýlyj", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "ми́лий"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "ljúbyj", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "лю́бий"}, {"code": "ur", "lang": "Urdu", "roman": "pyārā", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "پیارا"}, {"code": "ur", "lang": "Urdu", "roman": "azīz", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "عزیز"}, {"code": "vec", "lang": "Venetan", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "caro"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "thân"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "thân mến"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "thân ái"}, {"code": "vo", "lang": "Volapük", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "löfik"}, {"code": "wa", "lang": "Walloon", "sense": "loved; lovable", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "binamé"}, {"code": "cy", "lang": "Welsh", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "annwyl"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "mil", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "word": "мил"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "drag", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "word": "драг"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "word": "liefdevol"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "word": "innig"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "word": "hellä"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "word": "sydämellinen"}, {"code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "agapitós", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "αγαπητός"}, {"code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "word": "mīļš"}, {"code": "no", "lang": "Norwegian", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "word": "kjær"}, {"code": "ps", "lang": "Pashto", "roman": "grân", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "word": "ګران"}, {"code": "gd", "lang": "Scottish Gaelic", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "word": "ionmhainn"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "word": "amable"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "word": "tierno"}, {"code": "hy", "lang": "Armenian", "roman": "tʻank", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "թանկ"}, {"code": "az", "lang": "Azerbaijani", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "əziz"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "skǎp", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "скъп"}, {"code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "benvolgut"}, {"code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "drahý"}, {"code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "dyrebar"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "dierbaar"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "geliefd"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "gekoesterd"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "duur"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "precieus"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "waardevol"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "arvokas"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "arvoisa"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "rakas"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "tärkeä"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "cher"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "teuer"}, {"code": "gsw", "lang": "German", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "tags": ["Alemannic-German"], "word": "tüür"}, {"code": "got", "lang": "Gothic", "roman": "swērs", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "𐍃𐍅𐌴𐍂𐍃"}, {"code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "agapiménos", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "αγαπημένος"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "kedves"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "ionúin"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "dil"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "dílis"}, {"code": "ckb", "lang": "Central Kurdish", "roman": "azîz", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "ئازیز"}, {"code": "ne", "lang": "Nepali", "roman": "priya", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "प्रिय"}, {"code": "cu", "lang": "Old Church Slavonic", "roman": "ljubŭ", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "любъ"}, {"code": "ang", "lang": "Old English", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "dīere"}, {"code": "ota", "lang": "Ottoman Turkish", "roman": "ʼazîz", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "عزیز"}, {"code": "ps", "lang": "Pashto", "roman": "grân", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "ګران"}, {"code": "pdt", "lang": "Plautdietsch", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "dia"}, {"code": "pdt", "lang": "Plautdietsch", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "leef"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "caro"}, {"code": "ro", "lang": "Romanian", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "tags": ["masculine", "neuter"], "word": "scump"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "dorogój", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "дорого́й"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "cénnyj", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "це́нный"}, {"code": "sa", "lang": "Sanskrit", "roman": "priya", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "प्रिय"}, {"code": "gd", "lang": "Scottish Gaelic", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "ionmhainn"}, {"code": "sl", "lang": "Slovene", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "drag"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "precioso"}, {"code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "kär"}, {"code": "cy", "lang": "Welsh", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "annwyl"}, {"code": "af", "lang": "Afrikaans", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "beste"}, {"code": "ar", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "ʕazīz", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "عَزِيز"}, {"code": "hy", "lang": "Armenian", "roman": "hargeli", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "հարգելի"}, {"code": "hy", "lang": "Armenian", "roman": "sireli", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "սիրելի"}, {"code": "hy", "lang": "Armenian", "roman": "mecargo", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "մեծարգո"}, {"code": "az", "lang": "Azerbaijani", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "hörmətli"}, {"code": "az", "lang": "Azerbaijani", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "dəyərli"}, {"code": "be", "lang": "Belarusian", "roman": "darahí", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "дарагі́"}, {"code": "be", "lang": "Belarusian", "roman": "šanóŭny", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "шано́ўны"}, {"code": "be", "lang": "Belarusian", "roman": "pavažány", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "паважа́ны"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "uvažáem", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "уважа́ем"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "drag", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "драг"}, {"code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "estimat"}, {"code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "benvolgut"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "親愛的"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "qīn'ài de", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "亲爱的"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "zūnjìng de", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "尊敬的"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "昂貴的"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "ángguì de", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "昂贵的"}, {"code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "drahý"}, {"code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "kære"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "beste"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "geachte"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "hooggeachte"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["dated"], "word": "weledele"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["dated"], "word": "waarde"}, {"code": "fo", "lang": "Faroese", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "kærur"}, {"code": "fo", "lang": "Faroese", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "góður"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "hyvä"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "parahin"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "cher"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "sehr geehrter/sehr geehrte"}, {"code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "agapité", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "αγαπητέ"}, {"code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "agapití", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["feminine"], "word": "αγαπητή"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "pyārā", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "प्यारा"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "priya", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "प्रिय"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "ādarṇīya", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "आदरणीय"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "kedves"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "tisztelt"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["singular"], "word": "a chara"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["plural"], "word": "a chairde"}, {"alt": "はいけい", "code": "ja", "english": "no name is added", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "haikei", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "拝啓"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "note": "(used in translations) 親愛なる (しんあいなる, shin'ai-naru)", "sense": "formal way of addressing"}, {"alt": "さま", "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "sama", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["honorific", "suffix"], "word": "様"}, {"code": "km", "lang": "Khmer", "roman": "cuun cɑmpŭəh", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "ជូនចំពោះ"}, {"code": "ckb", "lang": "Central Kurdish", "roman": "berrêz", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "بەڕێز"}, {"code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "cienītais"}, {"code": "lt", "lang": "Lithuanian", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "gerbiamas"}, {"code": "mk", "lang": "Macedonian", "roman": "mil", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "мил"}, {"code": "mk", "lang": "Macedonian", "roman": "drag", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "драг"}, {"code": "mn", "lang": "Mongolian", "roman": "erxem", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "эрхэм"}, {"code": "mn", "lang": "Mongolian", "roman": "xündet", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "хүндэт"}, {"code": "mn", "lang": "Mongolian", "roman": "erxem xündet", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "эрхэм хүндэт"}, {"code": "no", "lang": "Norwegian", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "ærede"}, {"code": "ota", "lang": "Ottoman Turkish", "roman": "ʼazîz", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "عزیز"}, {"code": "ps", "lang": "Pashto", "roman": "grân", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "ګران"}, {"code": "fa", "lang": "Persian", "roman": "'aziz", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "عزیز"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "drogi"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "szanowny"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "prezado"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "caro"}, {"code": "ro", "lang": "Romanian", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "stimate"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "uvažájemyj", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "уважа́емый"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "dorogój", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "дорого́й"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["masculine", "plural"], "word": "поштовани"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["masculine", "plural"], "word": "poštovani"}, {"code": "sk", "lang": "Slovak", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "drahý"}, {"code": "sk", "lang": "Slovak", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "vážený"}, {"code": "sl", "lang": "Slovene", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "dragi"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "estimado"}, {"code": "srn", "lang": "Sranan Tongo", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "lespeki"}, {"code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "kära"}, {"code": "ta", "lang": "Tamil", "roman": "aṉpukkuriya", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "அன்புக்குரிய"}, {"code": "te", "lang": "Telugu", "roman": "priyamaina", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "ప్రియమైన"}, {"code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "sayın"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "dorohýj", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "дороги́й"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "šanóvnyj", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "шано́вний"}, {"code": "ur", "lang": "Urdu", "roman": "azīz", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "عزیز"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "kính thưa"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "thưa"}, {"code": "wa", "lang": "Walloon", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "binamé"}, {"code": "wa", "lang": "Walloon", "note": "tcher (often under French-borrowed \"chér\")", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["masculine"]}, {"code": "cy", "lang": "Welsh", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "annwyl"}, {"code": "ar", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "ʕazīz", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "عَزِيز"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "skǎp", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "скъп"}, {"code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "estimat"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "親愛的"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "qīn'ài de", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "亲爱的"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "lieve"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "arvon"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "rakas"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "cher"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "lieber"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "kedves"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "note": "in case of intensive emotion", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "drága"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "édes"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "tags": ["singular"], "word": "a chara"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "tags": ["plural"], "word": "a chairde"}, {"code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "caro"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "note": "(used in translations) 親愛なる (しんあいなる, shin'ai naru)", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "note": "after a name", "roman": "-e", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "へ"}, {"code": "no", "lang": "Norwegian", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "kjære"}, {"code": "ps", "lang": "Pashto", "roman": "grân", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "ګران"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "querido"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "caro"}, {"code": "ro", "lang": "Romanian", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "dragă"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "dorogój", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "дорого́й"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "dorogája", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "tags": ["feminine"], "word": "дорога́я"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "querido"}, {"code": "srn", "lang": "Sranan Tongo", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "lobi"}, {"code": "ta", "lang": "Tamil", "roman": "aṉpē", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "அன்பே"}, {"code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "tags": ["singular"], "word": "sevgili"}, {"code": "cy", "lang": "Welsh", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "annwyl"}, {"code": "af", "lang": "Afrikaans", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "beste"}, {"code": "hy", "lang": "Armenian", "roman": "tʻankagin", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "թանկագին"}, {"code": "hy", "lang": "Armenian", "roman": "sireli", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "սիրելի"}, {"code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "estimat"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "親愛的"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "qīn'ài de", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "亲爱的"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) 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"hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "drága"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "kedves"}, {"code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "kær"}, {"code": "io", "lang": "Ido", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "kara"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "ionúin"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "dil"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "dílis"}, {"code": "ist", "lang": "Istriot", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "caro"}, {"code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "caro"}, {"alt": "いとしい", "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "itoshii", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "愛しい"}, {"alt": "こいしい", "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "koishii", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "恋しい"}, {"code": "ckb", "lang": "Central Kurdish", "roman": "xoşewîst", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "خۆشەویست"}, {"code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "cārus"}, {"code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "dārgs"}, {"code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "mīļš"}, {"code": "lt", "lang": "Lithuanian", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "brangus"}, {"code": "lt", "lang": "Lithuanian", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "mielas"}, {"code": "lt", "lang": "Lithuanian", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "mylimas"}, {"code": "lmo", "lang": "Lombard", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "car"}, {"code": "mk", "lang": "Macedonian", "roman": "drag", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "драг"}, {"code": "mk", "lang": "Macedonian", "roman": "mil", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "мил"}, {"code": "mn", "lang": "Mongolian", "roman": "xajrt", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "хайрт"}, {"code": "ne", "lang": "Nepali", "roman": "priya", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "प्रिय"}, {"code": "no", "lang": "Norwegian", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "kjær"}, {"code": "oc", "lang": "Occitan", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "car"}, {"code": "oc", "lang": "Occitan", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "estimat"}, {"code": "cu", "lang": "Old Church Slavonic", "roman": "ljubŭ", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "любъ"}, {"code": "cu", "lang": "Old Church Slavonic", "roman": "dragŭ", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "драгъ"}, {"code": "ang", "lang": "Old English", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "lēof"}, {"code": "ang", "lang": "Old English", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "dīere"}, {"code": "ota", "lang": "Ottoman Turkish", "roman": "ʼazîz", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "عزیز"}, {"code": "ps", "lang": "Pashto", "roman": "grân", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "ګران"}, {"code": "fa", "lang": "Persian", "roman": "gerâmi", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "گرامی"}, {"code": "fa", "lang": "Persian", "roman": "'aziz", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "عزیز"}, {"code": "fa", "lang": "Persian", "roman": "fari", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "فری"}, {"code": "pdt", "lang": "Plautdietsch", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "leef"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "kochany"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "drogi"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "luby"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "querido"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "caro"}, {"code": "ro", "lang": "Romanian", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "drag"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "dorogój", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "дорого́й"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "mílyj", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "ми́лый"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "ljubímyj", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "люби́мый"}, {"code": "gd", "lang": "Scottish Gaelic", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "ionmhainn"}, {"code": "cjs", "lang": "Shor", "roman": "qayran", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "қайран"}, {"code": "sk", "lang": "Slovak", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "drahý"}, {"code": "sk", "lang": "Slovak", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "milý"}, {"code": "sl", "lang": "Slovene", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "drag"}, {"code": "dsb", "lang": "Lower Sorbian", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "luby"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "querido"}, {"code": "srn", "lang": "Sranan Tongo", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "lobi"}, {"code": "srn", "lang": "Sranan Tongo", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "switi"}, {"code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "kär"}, {"code": "tl", "lang": "Tagalog", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "mahal"}, {"code": "txb", "lang": "Tocharian B", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "laraṣke"}, {"code": "txb", "lang": "Tocharian B", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "lāre"}, {"code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "sevgili"}, {"code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "sevimli"}, {"code": "tyv", "lang": "Tuvan", "roman": "ergim", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "эргим"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "dorohýj", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "дороги́й"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "mýlyj", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "ми́лий"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "ljúbyj", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "лю́бий"}, {"code": "ur", "lang": "Urdu", "roman": "pyārā", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "پیارا"}, {"code": "ur", "lang": "Urdu", "roman": "azīz", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "عزیز"}, {"code": "vec", "lang": "Venetan", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "caro"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "thân"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "thân mến"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "thân ái"}, {"code": "vo", "lang": "Volapük", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "löfik"}, {"code": "wa", "lang": "Walloon", "sense": "loved; lovable", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "binamé"}, {"code": "cy", "lang": "Welsh", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "annwyl"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "mil", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "word": "мил"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "drag", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "word": "драг"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "word": "liefdevol"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "word": "innig"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "word": "hellä"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "word": "sydämellinen"}, {"code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "agapitós", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "αγαπητός"}, {"code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "word": "mīļš"}, {"code": "no", "lang": "Norwegian", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "word": "kjær"}, {"code": "ps", "lang": "Pashto", "roman": "grân", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "word": "ګران"}, {"code": "gd", "lang": "Scottish Gaelic", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "word": "ionmhainn"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "word": "amable"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "word": "tierno"}, {"code": "hy", "lang": "Armenian", "roman": "tʻank", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "թանկ"}, {"code": "az", "lang": "Azerbaijani", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "əziz"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "skǎp", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "скъп"}, {"code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "benvolgut"}, {"code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "drahý"}, {"code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "dyrebar"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "dierbaar"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "geliefd"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "gekoesterd"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "duur"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "precieus"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "waardevol"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "arvokas"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "arvoisa"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "rakas"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "tärkeä"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "cher"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "teuer"}, {"code": "gsw", "lang": "German", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "tags": ["Alemannic-German"], "word": "tüür"}, {"code": "got", "lang": "Gothic", "roman": "swērs", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "𐍃𐍅𐌴𐍂𐍃"}, {"code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "agapiménos", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "αγαπημένος"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "kedves"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "ionúin"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "dil"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "dílis"}, {"code": "ckb", "lang": "Central Kurdish", "roman": "azîz", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "ئازیز"}, {"code": "ne", "lang": "Nepali", "roman": "priya", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "प्रिय"}, {"code": "cu", "lang": "Old Church Slavonic", "roman": "ljubŭ", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "любъ"}, {"code": "ang", "lang": "Old English", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "dīere"}, {"code": "ota", "lang": "Ottoman Turkish", "roman": "ʼazîz", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "عزیز"}, {"code": "ps", "lang": "Pashto", "roman": "grân", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "ګران"}, {"code": "pdt", "lang": "Plautdietsch", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "dia"}, {"code": "pdt", "lang": "Plautdietsch", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "leef"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "caro"}, {"code": "ro", "lang": "Romanian", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "tags": ["masculine", "neuter"], "word": "scump"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "dorogój", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "дорого́й"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "cénnyj", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "це́нный"}, {"code": "sa", "lang": "Sanskrit", "roman": "priya", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "प्रिय"}, {"code": "gd", "lang": "Scottish Gaelic", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "ionmhainn"}, {"code": "sl", "lang": "Slovene", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "drag"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "precioso"}, {"code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "kär"}, {"code": "cy", "lang": "Welsh", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "annwyl"}, {"code": "af", "lang": "Afrikaans", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "beste"}, {"code": "ar", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "ʕazīz", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "عَزِيز"}, {"code": "hy", "lang": "Armenian", "roman": "hargeli", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "հարգելի"}, {"code": "hy", "lang": "Armenian", "roman": "sireli", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "սիրելի"}, {"code": "hy", "lang": "Armenian", "roman": "mecargo", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "մեծարգո"}, {"code": "az", "lang": "Azerbaijani", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "hörmətli"}, {"code": "az", "lang": "Azerbaijani", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "dəyərli"}, {"code": "be", "lang": "Belarusian", "roman": "darahí", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "дарагі́"}, {"code": "be", "lang": "Belarusian", "roman": "šanóŭny", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "шано́ўны"}, {"code": "be", "lang": "Belarusian", "roman": "pavažány", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "паважа́ны"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "uvažáem", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "уважа́ем"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "drag", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "драг"}, {"code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "estimat"}, {"code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "benvolgut"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "親愛的"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "qīn'ài de", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "亲爱的"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "zūnjìng de", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "尊敬的"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "昂貴的"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "ángguì de", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "昂贵的"}, {"code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "drahý"}, {"code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "kære"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "beste"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "geachte"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "hooggeachte"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["dated"], "word": "weledele"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["dated"], "word": "waarde"}, {"code": "fo", "lang": "Faroese", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "kærur"}, {"code": "fo", "lang": "Faroese", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "góður"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "hyvä"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "parahin"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "cher"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "sehr geehrter/sehr geehrte"}, {"code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "agapité", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "αγαπητέ"}, {"code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "agapití", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["feminine"], "word": "αγαπητή"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "pyārā", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "प्यारा"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "priya", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "प्रिय"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "ādarṇīya", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "आदरणीय"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "kedves"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "tisztelt"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["singular"], "word": "a chara"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["plural"], "word": "a chairde"}, {"alt": "はいけい", "code": "ja", "english": "no name is added", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "haikei", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "拝啓"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "note": "(used in translations) 親愛なる (しんあいなる, shin'ai-naru)", "sense": "formal way of addressing"}, {"alt": "さま", "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "sama", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["honorific", "suffix"], "word": "様"}, {"code": "km", "lang": "Khmer", "roman": "cuun cɑmpŭəh", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "ជូនចំពោះ"}, {"code": "ckb", "lang": "Central Kurdish", "roman": "berrêz", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "بەڕێز"}, {"code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "cienītais"}, {"code": "lt", "lang": "Lithuanian", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "gerbiamas"}, {"code": "mk", "lang": "Macedonian", "roman": "mil", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "мил"}, {"code": "mk", "lang": "Macedonian", "roman": "drag", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "драг"}, {"code": "mn", "lang": "Mongolian", "roman": "erxem", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "эрхэм"}, {"code": "mn", "lang": "Mongolian", "roman": "xündet", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "хүндэт"}, {"code": "mn", "lang": "Mongolian", "roman": "erxem xündet", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "эрхэм хүндэт"}, {"code": "no", "lang": "Norwegian", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "ærede"}, {"code": "ota", "lang": "Ottoman Turkish", "roman": "ʼazîz", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "عزیز"}, {"code": "ps", "lang": "Pashto", "roman": "grân", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "ګران"}, {"code": "fa", "lang": "Persian", "roman": "'aziz", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "عزیز"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "drogi"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "szanowny"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": 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"sydämellinen"}, {"code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "agapitós", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "αγαπητός"}, {"code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "word": "mīļš"}, {"code": "no", "lang": "Norwegian", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "word": "kjær"}, {"code": "ps", "lang": "Pashto", "roman": "grân", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "word": "ګران"}, {"code": "gd", "lang": "Scottish Gaelic", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "word": "ionmhainn"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "word": "amable"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "word": "tierno"}, {"code": "hy", "lang": "Armenian", "roman": "tʻank", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "թանկ"}, {"code": "az", "lang": "Azerbaijani", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "əziz"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "skǎp", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "скъп"}, {"code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "benvolgut"}, {"code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "drahý"}, {"code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "dyrebar"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "dierbaar"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "geliefd"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "gekoesterd"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "duur"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "precieus"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "waardevol"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "arvokas"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "arvoisa"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "rakas"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "tärkeä"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "cher"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "teuer"}, {"code": "gsw", "lang": "German", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "tags": ["Alemannic-German"], "word": "tüür"}, {"code": "got", "lang": "Gothic", "roman": "swērs", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "𐍃𐍅𐌴𐍂𐍃"}, {"code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "agapiménos", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "αγαπημένος"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "kedves"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "ionúin"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "dil"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "dílis"}, {"code": "ckb", "lang": "Central Kurdish", "roman": "azîz", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "ئازیز"}, {"code": "ne", "lang": "Nepali", "roman": "priya", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "प्रिय"}, {"code": "cu", "lang": "Old Church Slavonic", "roman": "ljubŭ", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "любъ"}, {"code": "ang", "lang": "Old English", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "dīere"}, {"code": "ota", "lang": "Ottoman Turkish", "roman": "ʼazîz", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "عزیز"}, {"code": "ps", "lang": "Pashto", "roman": "grân", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "ګران"}, {"code": "pdt", "lang": "Plautdietsch", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "dia"}, {"code": "pdt", "lang": "Plautdietsch", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "leef"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "caro"}, {"code": "ro", "lang": "Romanian", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "tags": ["masculine", "neuter"], "word": "scump"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "dorogój", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "дорого́й"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "cénnyj", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "це́нный"}, {"code": "sa", "lang": "Sanskrit", "roman": "priya", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "प्रिय"}, {"code": "gd", "lang": "Scottish Gaelic", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "ionmhainn"}, {"code": "sl", "lang": "Slovene", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "drag"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "precioso"}, {"code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "kär"}, {"code": "cy", "lang": "Welsh", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "annwyl"}, {"code": "af", "lang": "Afrikaans", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "beste"}, {"code": "ar", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "ʕazīz", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "عَزِيز"}, {"code": "hy", "lang": "Armenian", "roman": "hargeli", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "հարգելի"}, {"code": "hy", "lang": "Armenian", "roman": "sireli", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "սիրելի"}, {"code": "hy", "lang": "Armenian", "roman": "mecargo", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "մեծարգո"}, {"code": "az", "lang": "Azerbaijani", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "hörmətli"}, {"code": "az", "lang": "Azerbaijani", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "dəyərli"}, {"code": "be", "lang": "Belarusian", "roman": "darahí", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "дарагі́"}, {"code": "be", "lang": "Belarusian", "roman": "šanóŭny", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "шано́ўны"}, {"code": "be", "lang": "Belarusian", "roman": "pavažány", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "паважа́ны"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "uvažáem", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "уважа́ем"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "drag", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "драг"}, {"code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "estimat"}, {"code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "benvolgut"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "親愛的"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "qīn'ài de", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "亲爱的"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "zūnjìng de", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "尊敬的"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "昂貴的"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "ángguì de", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "昂贵的"}, {"code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "drahý"}, {"code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "kære"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "beste"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "geachte"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "hooggeachte"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["dated"], "word": "weledele"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["dated"], "word": "waarde"}, {"code": "fo", "lang": "Faroese", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "kærur"}, {"code": "fo", "lang": "Faroese", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "góður"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "hyvä"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "parahin"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "cher"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "sehr geehrter/sehr geehrte"}, {"code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "agapité", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "αγαπητέ"}, {"code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "agapití", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["feminine"], "word": "αγαπητή"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "pyārā", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "प्यारा"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "priya", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "प्रिय"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "ādarṇīya", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "आदरणीय"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "kedves"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "tisztelt"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["singular"], "word": "a chara"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["plural"], "word": "a chairde"}, {"alt": "はいけい", "code": "ja", "english": "no name is added", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "haikei", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "拝啓"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "note": "(used in translations) 親愛なる (しんあいなる, shin'ai-naru)", "sense": "formal way of addressing"}, {"alt": "さま", "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "sama", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["honorific", "suffix"], "word": "様"}, {"code": "km", "lang": "Khmer", "roman": "cuun cɑmpŭəh", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "ជូនចំពោះ"}, {"code": "ckb", "lang": "Central Kurdish", "roman": "berrêz", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "بەڕێز"}, {"code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "cienītais"}, {"code": "lt", "lang": "Lithuanian", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "gerbiamas"}, {"code": "mk", "lang": "Macedonian", "roman": "mil", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "мил"}, {"code": "mk", "lang": "Macedonian", "roman": "drag", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "драг"}, {"code": "mn", "lang": "Mongolian", "roman": "erxem", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "эрхэм"}, {"code": "mn", "lang": "Mongolian", "roman": "xündet", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "хүндэт"}, {"code": "mn", "lang": "Mongolian", "roman": "erxem xündet", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "эрхэм хүндэт"}, {"code": "no", "lang": "Norwegian", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "ærede"}, {"code": "ota", "lang": "Ottoman Turkish", "roman": "ʼazîz", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "عزیز"}, {"code": "ps", "lang": "Pashto", "roman": "grân", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "ګران"}, {"code": "fa", "lang": "Persian", "roman": "'aziz", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "عزیز"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "drogi"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "szanowny"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "prezado"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "caro"}, {"code": "ro", "lang": "Romanian", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "stimate"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "uvažájemyj", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "уважа́емый"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "dorogój", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "дорого́й"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["masculine", "plural"], "word": "поштовани"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["masculine", "plural"], "word": "poštovani"}, {"code": "sk", "lang": "Slovak", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "drahý"}, {"code": "sk", "lang": "Slovak", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "vážený"}, {"code": "sl", "lang": "Slovene", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "dragi"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "estimado"}, {"code": "srn", "lang": "Sranan Tongo", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "lespeki"}, {"code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "kära"}, {"code": "ta", "lang": "Tamil", "roman": "aṉpukkuriya", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "அன்புக்குரிய"}, {"code": "te", "lang": "Telugu", "roman": "priyamaina", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "ప్రియమైన"}, {"code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "sayın"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "dorohýj", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "дороги́й"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "šanóvnyj", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "шано́вний"}, {"code": "ur", "lang": "Urdu", "roman": "azīz", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "عزیز"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "kính thưa"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "thưa"}, {"code": "wa", "lang": "Walloon", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "binamé"}, {"code": "wa", "lang": "Walloon", "note": "tcher (often under French-borrowed \"chér\")", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["masculine"]}, {"code": "cy", "lang": "Welsh", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "annwyl"}, {"code": "ar", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "ʕazīz", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "عَزِيز"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "skǎp", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "скъп"}, {"code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "estimat"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "親愛的"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "qīn'ài de", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "亲爱的"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "lieve"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "arvon"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "rakas"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "cher"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "lieber"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "kedves"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "note": "in case of intensive emotion", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "drága"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "édes"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "tags": ["singular"], "word": "a chara"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "tags": ["plural"], "word": "a chairde"}, {"code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "caro"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "note": "(used in translations) 親愛なる (しんあいなる, shin'ai naru)", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "note": "after a name", "roman": "-e", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "へ"}, {"code": "no", "lang": "Norwegian", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "kjære"}, {"code": "ps", "lang": "Pashto", "roman": "grân", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "ګران"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "querido"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "caro"}, {"code": "ro", "lang": "Romanian", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "dragă"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "dorogój", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "дорого́й"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "dorogája", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "tags": ["feminine"], "word": "дорога́я"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "querido"}, {"code": "srn", "lang": "Sranan Tongo", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "lobi"}, {"code": "ta", "lang": "Tamil", "roman": "aṉpē", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "அன்பே"}, {"code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "tags": ["singular"], "word": "sevgili"}, {"code": "cy", "lang": "Welsh", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "annwyl"}, {"code": "af", "lang": "Afrikaans", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "beste"}, {"code": "hy", "lang": "Armenian", "roman": "tʻankagin", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "թանկագին"}, {"code": "hy", "lang": "Armenian", "roman": "sireli", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "սիրելի"}, {"code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "estimat"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "親愛的"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "qīn'ài de", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "亲爱的"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "beste"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "lieve"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "waarde"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "hyvä"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "arvoisa"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "arvon"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "rakas"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "cher"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "Lieber"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "ādarṇīya", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "आदरणीय"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "pyārā", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "प्यारा"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "priya", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "प्रिय"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "kedves"}, {"alt": "しんあいなる", "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "shin'ai naru", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "親愛なる"}, {"code": "ckb", "lang": "Central Kurdish", "roman": "gyan", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "گیان"}, {"code": "nv", "lang": "Navajo", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "aháláaneʼ"}, {"code": "ps", "lang": "Pashto", "roman": "grân", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "ګران"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "drogi"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "querido"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "dorogój", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "дорого́й"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "uvažájemyj", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "уважа́емый"}, {"code": "sl", "lang": "Slovene", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "dragi"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "señor mío"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "tags": ["feminine"], "word": "señora mía"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "estimado"}, {"code": "es", "lang": 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"hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "drága"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "kedves"}, {"code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "kær"}, {"code": "io", "lang": "Ido", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "kara"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "ionúin"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "dil"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "dílis"}, {"code": "ist", "lang": "Istriot", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "caro"}, {"code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "caro"}, {"alt": "いとしい", "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "itoshii", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "愛しい"}, {"alt": "こいしい", "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "koishii", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "恋しい"}, {"code": "ckb", "lang": "Central Kurdish", "roman": "xoşewîst", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "خۆشەویست"}, {"code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "cārus"}, {"code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "dārgs"}, {"code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "mīļš"}, {"code": "lt", "lang": "Lithuanian", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "brangus"}, {"code": "lt", "lang": "Lithuanian", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "mielas"}, {"code": "lt", "lang": "Lithuanian", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "mylimas"}, {"code": "lmo", "lang": "Lombard", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "car"}, {"code": "mk", "lang": "Macedonian", "roman": "drag", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "драг"}, {"code": "mk", "lang": "Macedonian", "roman": "mil", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "мил"}, {"code": "mn", "lang": "Mongolian", "roman": "xajrt", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "хайрт"}, {"code": "ne", "lang": "Nepali", "roman": "priya", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "प्रिय"}, {"code": "no", "lang": "Norwegian", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "kjær"}, {"code": "oc", "lang": "Occitan", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "car"}, {"code": "oc", "lang": "Occitan", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "estimat"}, {"code": "cu", "lang": "Old Church Slavonic", "roman": "ljubŭ", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "любъ"}, {"code": "cu", "lang": "Old Church Slavonic", "roman": "dragŭ", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "драгъ"}, {"code": "ang", "lang": "Old English", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "lēof"}, {"code": "ang", "lang": "Old English", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "dīere"}, {"code": "ota", "lang": "Ottoman Turkish", "roman": "ʼazîz", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "عزیز"}, {"code": "ps", "lang": "Pashto", "roman": "grân", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "ګران"}, {"code": "fa", "lang": "Persian", "roman": "gerâmi", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "گرامی"}, {"code": "fa", "lang": "Persian", "roman": "'aziz", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "عزیز"}, {"code": "fa", "lang": "Persian", "roman": "fari", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "فری"}, {"code": "pdt", "lang": "Plautdietsch", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "leef"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "kochany"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "drogi"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "luby"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "querido"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "caro"}, {"code": "ro", "lang": "Romanian", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "drag"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "dorogój", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "дорого́й"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "mílyj", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "ми́лый"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "ljubímyj", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "люби́мый"}, {"code": "gd", "lang": "Scottish Gaelic", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "ionmhainn"}, {"code": "cjs", "lang": "Shor", "roman": "qayran", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "қайран"}, {"code": "sk", "lang": "Slovak", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "drahý"}, {"code": "sk", "lang": "Slovak", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "milý"}, {"code": "sl", "lang": "Slovene", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "drag"}, {"code": "dsb", "lang": "Lower Sorbian", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "luby"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "querido"}, {"code": "srn", "lang": "Sranan Tongo", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "lobi"}, {"code": "srn", "lang": "Sranan Tongo", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "switi"}, {"code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "kär"}, {"code": "tl", "lang": "Tagalog", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "mahal"}, {"code": "txb", "lang": "Tocharian B", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "laraṣke"}, {"code": "txb", "lang": "Tocharian B", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "lāre"}, {"code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "sevgili"}, {"code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "sevimli"}, {"code": "tyv", "lang": "Tuvan", "roman": "ergim", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "эргим"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "dorohýj", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "дороги́й"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "mýlyj", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "ми́лий"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "ljúbyj", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "лю́бий"}, {"code": "ur", "lang": "Urdu", "roman": "pyārā", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "پیارا"}, {"code": "ur", "lang": "Urdu", "roman": "azīz", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "عزیز"}, {"code": "vec", "lang": "Venetan", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "caro"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "thân"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "thân mến"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "thân ái"}, {"code": "vo", "lang": "Volapük", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "löfik"}, {"code": "wa", "lang": "Walloon", "sense": "loved; lovable", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "binamé"}, {"code": "cy", "lang": "Welsh", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "annwyl"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "mil", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "word": "мил"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "drag", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "word": "драг"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "word": "liefdevol"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "word": "innig"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "word": "hellä"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "word": "sydämellinen"}, {"code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "agapitós", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "αγαπητός"}, {"code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "word": "mīļš"}, {"code": "no", "lang": "Norwegian", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "word": "kjær"}, {"code": "ps", "lang": "Pashto", "roman": "grân", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "word": "ګران"}, {"code": "gd", "lang": "Scottish Gaelic", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "word": "ionmhainn"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "word": "amable"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "word": "tierno"}, {"code": "hy", "lang": "Armenian", "roman": "tʻank", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "թանկ"}, {"code": "az", "lang": "Azerbaijani", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "əziz"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "skǎp", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "скъп"}, {"code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "benvolgut"}, {"code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "drahý"}, {"code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "dyrebar"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "dierbaar"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "geliefd"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "gekoesterd"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "duur"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "precieus"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "waardevol"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "arvokas"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "arvoisa"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "rakas"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "tärkeä"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "cher"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "teuer"}, {"code": "gsw", "lang": "German", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "tags": ["Alemannic-German"], "word": "tüür"}, {"code": "got", "lang": "Gothic", "roman": "swērs", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "𐍃𐍅𐌴𐍂𐍃"}, {"code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "agapiménos", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "αγαπημένος"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "kedves"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "ionúin"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "dil"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "dílis"}, {"code": "ckb", "lang": "Central Kurdish", "roman": "azîz", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "ئازیز"}, {"code": "ne", "lang": "Nepali", "roman": "priya", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "प्रिय"}, {"code": "cu", "lang": "Old Church Slavonic", "roman": "ljubŭ", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "любъ"}, {"code": "ang", "lang": "Old English", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "dīere"}, {"code": "ota", "lang": "Ottoman Turkish", "roman": "ʼazîz", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "عزیز"}, {"code": "ps", "lang": "Pashto", "roman": "grân", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "ګران"}, {"code": "pdt", "lang": "Plautdietsch", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "dia"}, {"code": "pdt", "lang": "Plautdietsch", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "leef"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "caro"}, {"code": "ro", "lang": "Romanian", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "tags": ["masculine", "neuter"], "word": "scump"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "dorogój", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "дорого́й"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "cénnyj", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "це́нный"}, {"code": "sa", "lang": "Sanskrit", "roman": "priya", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "प्रिय"}, {"code": "gd", "lang": "Scottish Gaelic", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "ionmhainn"}, {"code": "sl", "lang": "Slovene", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "drag"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "precioso"}, {"code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "kär"}, {"code": "cy", "lang": "Welsh", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "annwyl"}, {"code": "af", "lang": "Afrikaans", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "beste"}, {"code": "ar", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "ʕazīz", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "عَزِيز"}, {"code": "hy", "lang": "Armenian", "roman": "hargeli", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "հարգելի"}, {"code": "hy", "lang": "Armenian", "roman": "sireli", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "սիրելի"}, {"code": "hy", "lang": "Armenian", "roman": "mecargo", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "մեծարգո"}, {"code": "az", "lang": "Azerbaijani", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "hörmətli"}, {"code": "az", "lang": "Azerbaijani", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "dəyərli"}, {"code": "be", "lang": "Belarusian", "roman": "darahí", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "дарагі́"}, {"code": "be", "lang": "Belarusian", "roman": "šanóŭny", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "шано́ўны"}, {"code": "be", "lang": "Belarusian", "roman": "pavažány", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "паважа́ны"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "uvažáem", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "уважа́ем"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "drag", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "драг"}, {"code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "estimat"}, {"code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "benvolgut"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "親愛的"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "qīn'ài de", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "亲爱的"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "zūnjìng de", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "尊敬的"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "昂貴的"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "ángguì de", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "昂贵的"}, {"code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "drahý"}, {"code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "kære"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "beste"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "geachte"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "hooggeachte"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["dated"], "word": "weledele"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["dated"], "word": "waarde"}, {"code": "fo", "lang": "Faroese", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "kærur"}, {"code": "fo", "lang": "Faroese", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "góður"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "hyvä"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "parahin"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "cher"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "sehr geehrter/sehr geehrte"}, {"code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "agapité", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "αγαπητέ"}, {"code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "agapití", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["feminine"], "word": "αγαπητή"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "pyārā", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "प्यारा"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "priya", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "प्रिय"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "ādarṇīya", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "आदरणीय"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "kedves"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "tisztelt"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["singular"], "word": "a chara"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["plural"], "word": "a chairde"}, {"alt": "はいけい", "code": "ja", "english": "no name is added", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "haikei", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "拝啓"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "note": "(used in translations) 親愛なる (しんあいなる, shin'ai-naru)", "sense": "formal way of addressing"}, {"alt": "さま", "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "sama", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["honorific", "suffix"], "word": "様"}, {"code": "km", "lang": "Khmer", "roman": "cuun cɑmpŭəh", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "ជូនចំពោះ"}, {"code": "ckb", "lang": "Central Kurdish", "roman": "berrêz", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "بەڕێز"}, {"code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "cienītais"}, {"code": "lt", "lang": "Lithuanian", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "gerbiamas"}, {"code": "mk", "lang": "Macedonian", "roman": "mil", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "мил"}, {"code": "mk", "lang": "Macedonian", "roman": "drag", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "драг"}, {"code": "mn", "lang": "Mongolian", "roman": "erxem", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "эрхэм"}, {"code": "mn", "lang": "Mongolian", "roman": "xündet", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "хүндэт"}, {"code": "mn", "lang": "Mongolian", "roman": "erxem xündet", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "эрхэм хүндэт"}, {"code": "no", "lang": "Norwegian", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "ærede"}, {"code": "ota", "lang": "Ottoman Turkish", "roman": "ʼazîz", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "عزیز"}, {"code": "ps", "lang": "Pashto", "roman": "grân", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "ګران"}, {"code": "fa", "lang": "Persian", "roman": "'aziz", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "عزیز"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "drogi"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "szanowny"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "prezado"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "caro"}, {"code": "ro", "lang": "Romanian", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "stimate"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "uvažájemyj", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "уважа́емый"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "dorogój", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "дорого́й"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["masculine", "plural"], "word": "поштовани"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["masculine", "plural"], "word": "poštovani"}, {"code": "sk", "lang": "Slovak", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "drahý"}, {"code": "sk", "lang": "Slovak", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "vážený"}, {"code": "sl", "lang": "Slovene", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "dragi"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "estimado"}, {"code": "srn", "lang": "Sranan Tongo", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "lespeki"}, {"code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "kära"}, {"code": "ta", "lang": "Tamil", "roman": "aṉpukkuriya", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "அன்புக்குரிய"}, {"code": "te", "lang": "Telugu", "roman": "priyamaina", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "ప్రియమైన"}, {"code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "sayın"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "dorohýj", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "дороги́й"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "šanóvnyj", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "шано́вний"}, {"code": "ur", "lang": "Urdu", "roman": "azīz", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "عزیز"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "kính thưa"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "thưa"}, {"code": "wa", "lang": "Walloon", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "binamé"}, {"code": "wa", "lang": "Walloon", "note": "tcher (often under French-borrowed \"chér\")", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["masculine"]}, {"code": "cy", "lang": "Welsh", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "annwyl"}, {"code": "ar", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "ʕazīz", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "عَزِيز"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "skǎp", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "скъп"}, {"code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "estimat"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "親愛的"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "qīn'ài de", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "亲爱的"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "lieve"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "arvon"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "rakas"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "cher"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "lieber"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "kedves"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "note": "in case of intensive emotion", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "drága"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "édes"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "tags": ["singular"], "word": "a chara"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "tags": ["plural"], "word": "a chairde"}, {"code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "caro"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "note": "(used in translations) 親愛なる (しんあいなる, shin'ai naru)", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "note": "after a name", "roman": "-e", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "へ"}, {"code": "no", "lang": "Norwegian", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "kjære"}, {"code": "ps", "lang": "Pashto", "roman": "grân", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "ګران"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "querido"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "caro"}, {"code": "ro", "lang": "Romanian", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "dragă"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "dorogój", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "дорого́й"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "dorogája", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "tags": ["feminine"], "word": "дорога́я"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "querido"}, {"code": "srn", "lang": "Sranan Tongo", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "lobi"}, {"code": "ta", "lang": "Tamil", "roman": "aṉpē", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "அன்பே"}, {"code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "tags": ["singular"], "word": "sevgili"}, {"code": "cy", "lang": "Welsh", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "annwyl"}, {"code": "af", "lang": "Afrikaans", "sense": "a formal way to start (often 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addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "beste"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "lieve"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "waarde"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "hyvä"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "arvoisa"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "arvon"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "rakas"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "cher"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "Lieber"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "ādarṇīya", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "आदरणीय"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "pyārā", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "प्यारा"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "priya", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "प्रिय"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "kedves"}, {"alt": "しんあいなる", "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": 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formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "дорого́й"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "uvažájemyj", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "уважа́емый"}, {"code": "sl", "lang": "Slovene", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "dragi"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "señor mío"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "tags": ["feminine"], "word": "señora mía"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "estimado"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "tags": ["feminine"], "word": "estimada"}, {"code": "th", "lang": "Thai", "roman": "riian", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "เรียน"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "thân mến"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "thân ái"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "an ironic way to start (often after my) addressing an inferior", "word": "(mijn) beste"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "an ironic way to start (often after my) addressing an inferior", "word": "rakas"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "an ironic way to start (often after my) addressing an inferior", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "caro"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "an ironic way to start (often after my) addressing an inferior", "tags": ["feminine"], "word": "cara"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "an ironic way to start (often after my) addressing an inferior", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "amigo mío"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "an ironic way to start (often after my) addressing an inferior", "tags": ["feminine"], "word": "amiga mía"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "an ironic way to start (often after my) addressing an inferior", "tags": ["Mexico", "masculine"], "word": "cuate"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "an ironic way to start (often after my) addressing an inferior", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "compadre"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "an ironic way to start (often after my) addressing an inferior", "tags": ["colloquial", "masculine"], "word": "compa mío"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "an ironic way to start (often after my) addressing an inferior", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "maestro mío"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "an ironic way to start (often after my) addressing an inferior", "tags": ["Spain", "masculine"], "word": "majo"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "an ironic way to start (often after my) addressing an inferior", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "guapo"}], "word": "dear"}

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"endear"}, {"word": "endearer"}, {"word": "endearing"}, {"word": "endearment"}, {"word": "for dear life"}, {"word": "hold dear"}, {"word": "my dear fellow"}, {"word": "near and dear"}, {"word": "nearest and dearest"}, {"word": "old dear"}, {"word": "overdear"}, {"word": "please excuse my dear Aunt Sally"}, {"word": "undear"}, {"word": "unendearing"}], "etymology_number": 1, "etymology_templates": [{"args": {"1": "en", "2": "enm", "3": "dere"}, "expansion": "Middle English dere", "name": "inh"}, {"args": {"1": "en", "2": "ang", "3": "dīere", "t": "of great value or excellence, expensive, beloved"}, "expansion": "Old English dīere (“of great value or excellence, expensive, beloved”)", "name": "inh"}, {"args": {"1": "en", "2": "gmw-pro", "3": "*diurī"}, "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *diurī", "name": "inh"}, {"args": {"1": "en", "2": "gem-pro", "3": "*diurijaz", "t": "dear, precious, expensive"}, "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *diurijaz (“dear, precious, expensive”)", "name": "inh"}, {"args": {"1": "sco", "2": "dere"}, "expansion": "Scots dere", "name": "cog"}, {"args": {"1": "stq", "2": "djuur", "t": "precious, dear, costly, expensive"}, "expansion": "Saterland Frisian djuur (“precious, dear, costly, expensive”)", "name": "cog"}, {"args": {"1": "nl", "2": "duur", "3": "", "4": "costly, precious"}, "expansion": "Dutch duur (“costly, precious”)", "name": "cog"}, {"args": {"1": "de", "2": "teuer", "3": "", "4": "costly, precious"}, "expansion": "German teuer (“costly, precious”)", "name": "cog"}, {"args": {"1": "nds-de", "2": "düür"}, "expansion": "German Low German düür", "name": "cog"}, {"args": {"1": "da", "2": "dyr", "3": "", "4": "expensive"}, "expansion": "Danish dyr (“expensive”)", "name": "cog"}, {"args": {"1": "sv", "2": "dyr", "3": "", "4": "expensive"}, "expansion": "Swedish dyr (“expensive”)", "name": "cog"}, {"args": {"1": "no", "2": "dyr", "t": "expensive"}, "expansion": "Norwegian dyr (“expensive”)", "name": "cog"}, {"args": {"1": "is", "2": "dýr", "3": "", "4": "expensive"}, "expansion": "Icelandic dýr (“expensive”)", "name": "cog"}, {"args": {"1": "yi", "2": "טייַער", "t": "precious,expensive"}, "expansion": "Yiddish טייַער (tayer, “precious,expensive”)", "name": "cog"}], "etymology_text": "From Middle English dere, from Old English dīere (“of great value or excellence, expensive, beloved”), from Proto-West Germanic *diurī, from Proto-Germanic *diurijaz (“dear, precious, expensive”). Cognate with Scots dere, deir (“of great value or worth, highly valued, precious, beloved”), Saterland Frisian djuur (“precious, dear, costly, expensive”), Dutch duur (“costly, precious”), German teuer (“costly, precious”), German Low German düür, Danish dyr (“expensive”), Swedish dyr (“expensive”), Norwegian dyr (“expensive”), Icelandic dýr (“expensive”), Yiddish טייַער (tayer, “precious,expensive”).", "forms": [{"form": "dearer", "tags": ["comparative"]}, {"form": "more dear", "tags": ["comparative"]}, {"form": "dearest", "tags": ["superlative"]}, {"form": "most dear", "tags": ["superlative"]}], "head_templates": [{"args": {"1": "er", "2": "more"}, "expansion": "dear (comparative dearer or more dear, superlative dearest or most dear)", "name": "en-adj"}], "lang": "English", "lang_code": "en", "pos": "adj", "related": [{"word": "darling"}], "senses": [{"categories": ["British English", "English terms with quotations", "English terms with usage examples", "Irish English"], "examples": [{"text": "The dearer the jewel, the greater the love expressed.", "type": "example"}, {"ref": "c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene i]:", "text": "There's more depends on this than on the value.\nThe dearest ring in Venice will I give you,\nAnd find it out by proclamation:\nOnly for this, I pray you, pardon me.", "type": "quote"}, {"ref": "1902, Briquettes as Fuel in Foreign Countries (report of the United States Bureau of Foreign Commerce)", "text": "This water is sold for 50 cents per ton, which is not dear under the circumstances."}, {"ref": "1966, The Beatles (lyrics and music), “When I'm Sixty-Four”:", "text": "Every summer we can rent a cottage in the Isle of Wight, if it's not too dear.", "type": "quote"}], "glosses": ["High in price; expensive."], "links": [["expensive", "expensive"]], "raw_glosses": ["(Ireland, UK) High in price; expensive."], "tags": ["Ireland", "UK"]}, {"categories": ["English terms with quotations"], "examples": [{"ref": "1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. 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{"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "skǎp", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "скъп"}, {"code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "benvolgut"}, {"code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "drahý"}, {"code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "dyrebar"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "dierbaar"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "geliefd"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "gekoesterd"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "duur"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "precieus"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", 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["masculine"], "word": "αγαπητέ"}, {"code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "agapití", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["feminine"], "word": "αγαπητή"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "pyārā", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "प्यारा"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "priya", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "प्रिय"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "ādarṇīya", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "आदरणीय"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "kedves"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "tisztelt"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["singular"], "word": "a chara"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["plural"], "word": "a chairde"}, {"alt": "はいけい", "code": "ja", "english": "no name is added", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "haikei", 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"Mongolian", "roman": "erxem", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "эрхэм"}, {"code": "mn", "lang": "Mongolian", "roman": "xündet", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "хүндэт"}, {"code": "mn", "lang": "Mongolian", "roman": "erxem xündet", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "эрхэм хүндэт"}, {"code": "no", "lang": "Norwegian", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "ærede"}, {"code": "ota", "lang": "Ottoman Turkish", "roman": "ʼazîz", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "عزیز"}, {"code": "ps", "lang": "Pashto", "roman": "grân", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "ګران"}, {"code": "fa", "lang": "Persian", "roman": "'aziz", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "عزیز"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "drogi"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "szanowny"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "prezado"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "caro"}, {"code": "ro", "lang": "Romanian", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "stimate"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "uvažájemyj", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "уважа́емый"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "dorogój", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "дорого́й"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["masculine", "plural"], "word": "поштовани"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["masculine", "plural"], "word": "poštovani"}, {"code": "sk", "lang": "Slovak", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "drahý"}, {"code": "sk", "lang": "Slovak", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "vážený"}, {"code": "sl", "lang": "Slovene", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "dragi"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "estimado"}, {"code": "srn", "lang": "Sranan Tongo", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "lespeki"}, {"code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "kära"}, {"code": "ta", "lang": "Tamil", "roman": "aṉpukkuriya", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "அன்புக்குரிய"}, {"code": "te", "lang": "Telugu", "roman": "priyamaina", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "ప్రియమైన"}, {"code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "sayın"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "dorohýj", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "дороги́й"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "šanóvnyj", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "шано́вний"}, {"code": "ur", "lang": "Urdu", "roman": "azīz", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "عزیز"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "kính thưa"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "thưa"}, {"code": "wa", "lang": "Walloon", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "binamé"}, {"code": "wa", "lang": "Walloon", "note": "tcher (often under French-borrowed \"chér\")", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["masculine"]}, {"code": "cy", "lang": "Welsh", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "annwyl"}, {"code": "ar", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "ʕazīz", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "عَزِيز"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "skǎp", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "скъп"}, {"code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "estimat"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "親愛的"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "qīn'ài de", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "亲爱的"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "lieve"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "arvon"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "rakas"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "cher"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "lieber"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "kedves"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "note": "in case of intensive emotion", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "drága"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "édes"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "tags": ["singular"], "word": "a chara"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "tags": ["plural"], "word": "a chairde"}, {"code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "caro"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "note": "(used in translations) 親愛なる (しんあいなる, shin'ai naru)", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "note": "after a name", "roman": "-e", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "へ"}, {"code": "no", "lang": "Norwegian", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "kjære"}, {"code": "ps", "lang": "Pashto", "roman": "grân", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "ګران"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "querido"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "caro"}, {"code": "ro", "lang": "Romanian", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "dragă"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "dorogój", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "дорого́й"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "dorogája", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "tags": ["feminine"], "word": "дорога́я"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "querido"}, {"code": "srn", "lang": "Sranan Tongo", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "lobi"}, {"code": "ta", "lang": "Tamil", "roman": "aṉpē", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "அன்பே"}, {"code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "tags": ["singular"], "word": "sevgili"}, {"code": "cy", "lang": "Welsh", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "annwyl"}, {"code": "af", "lang": "Afrikaans", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "beste"}, {"code": "hy", "lang": "Armenian", "roman": "tʻankagin", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "թանկագին"}, {"code": "hy", "lang": "Armenian", "roman": "sireli", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "սիրելի"}, {"code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "estimat"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "親愛的"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "qīn'ài de", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "亲爱的"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "beste"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "lieve"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "waarde"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "hyvä"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "arvoisa"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "arvon"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "rakas"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "cher"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "Lieber"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "ādarṇīya", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "आदरणीय"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "pyārā", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "प्यारा"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "priya", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "प्रिय"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "kedves"}, {"alt": "しんあいなる", "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": 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formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "дорого́й"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "uvažájemyj", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "уважа́емый"}, {"code": "sl", "lang": "Slovene", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "dragi"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "señor mío"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "tags": ["feminine"], "word": "señora mía"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "estimado"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "tags": ["feminine"], "word": "estimada"}, {"code": "th", "lang": "Thai", "roman": "riian", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "เรียน"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "thân mến"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "thân ái"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "an ironic way to start (often after my) addressing an inferior", "word": "(mijn) beste"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "an ironic way to start (often after my) addressing an inferior", "word": "rakas"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "an ironic way to start (often after my) addressing an 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"es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "an ironic way to start (often after my) addressing an inferior", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "maestro mío"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "an ironic way to start (often after my) addressing an inferior", "tags": ["Spain", "masculine"], "word": "majo"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "an ironic way to start (often after my) addressing an inferior", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "guapo"}], "word": "dear"}

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B", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "lāre"}, {"code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "sevgili"}, {"code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "sevimli"}, {"code": "tyv", "lang": "Tuvan", "roman": "ergim", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "эргим"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "dorohýj", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "дороги́й"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "mýlyj", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "ми́лий"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "ljúbyj", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "лю́бий"}, {"code": "ur", "lang": "Urdu", "roman": "pyārā", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "پیارا"}, {"code": "ur", "lang": "Urdu", "roman": "azīz", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "عزیز"}, {"code": "vec", "lang": "Venetan", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "caro"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "thân"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "thân mến"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "thân ái"}, {"code": "vo", "lang": "Volapük", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "löfik"}, {"code": "wa", "lang": "Walloon", "sense": "loved; lovable", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "binamé"}, {"code": "cy", "lang": "Welsh", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "annwyl"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "mil", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "word": "мил"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "drag", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "word": "драг"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "word": "liefdevol"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "word": "innig"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "word": "hellä"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "word": "sydämellinen"}, {"code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "agapitós", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "αγαπητός"}, {"code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "word": "mīļš"}, {"code": "no", "lang": "Norwegian", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "word": "kjær"}, {"code": "ps", "lang": "Pashto", "roman": "grân", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "word": "ګران"}, {"code": "gd", "lang": "Scottish Gaelic", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "word": "ionmhainn"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "word": "amable"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "word": "tierno"}, {"code": "hy", "lang": "Armenian", "roman": "tʻank", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "թանկ"}, {"code": "az", "lang": "Azerbaijani", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "əziz"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "skǎp", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "скъп"}, {"code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "benvolgut"}, {"code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "drahý"}, {"code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "dyrebar"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "dierbaar"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "geliefd"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "gekoesterd"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "duur"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "precieus"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "waardevol"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "arvokas"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "arvoisa"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "rakas"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "tärkeä"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "cher"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "teuer"}, {"code": "gsw", "lang": "German", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "tags": ["Alemannic-German"], "word": "tüür"}, {"code": "got", "lang": "Gothic", "roman": "swērs", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "𐍃𐍅𐌴𐍂𐍃"}, {"code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "agapiménos", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "αγαπημένος"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "kedves"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "ionúin"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "dil"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "dílis"}, {"code": "ckb", "lang": "Central Kurdish", "roman": "azîz", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "ئازیز"}, {"code": "ne", "lang": "Nepali", "roman": "priya", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "प्रिय"}, {"code": "cu", "lang": "Old Church Slavonic", "roman": "ljubŭ", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "любъ"}, {"code": "ang", "lang": "Old English", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "dīere"}, {"code": "ota", "lang": "Ottoman Turkish", "roman": "ʼazîz", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "عزیز"}, {"code": "ps", "lang": "Pashto", "roman": "grân", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "ګران"}, {"code": "pdt", "lang": "Plautdietsch", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "dia"}, {"code": "pdt", "lang": "Plautdietsch", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "leef"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "caro"}, {"code": "ro", "lang": "Romanian", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "tags": ["masculine", "neuter"], "word": "scump"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "dorogój", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "дорого́й"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "cénnyj", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "це́нный"}, {"code": "sa", "lang": "Sanskrit", "roman": "priya", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "प्रिय"}, {"code": "gd", "lang": "Scottish Gaelic", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "ionmhainn"}, {"code": "sl", "lang": "Slovene", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "drag"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "precioso"}, {"code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "kär"}, {"code": "cy", "lang": "Welsh", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "annwyl"}, {"code": "af", "lang": "Afrikaans", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "beste"}, {"code": "ar", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "ʕazīz", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "عَزِيز"}, {"code": "hy", "lang": "Armenian", "roman": "hargeli", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "հարգելի"}, {"code": "hy", "lang": "Armenian", "roman": "sireli", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "սիրելի"}, {"code": "hy", "lang": "Armenian", "roman": "mecargo", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "մեծարգո"}, {"code": "az", "lang": "Azerbaijani", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "hörmətli"}, {"code": "az", "lang": "Azerbaijani", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "dəyərli"}, {"code": "be", "lang": "Belarusian", "roman": "darahí", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "дарагі́"}, {"code": "be", "lang": "Belarusian", "roman": "šanóŭny", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "шано́ўны"}, {"code": "be", "lang": "Belarusian", "roman": "pavažány", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "паважа́ны"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "uvažáem", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "уважа́ем"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "drag", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "драг"}, {"code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "estimat"}, {"code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "benvolgut"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "親愛的"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "qīn'ài de", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "亲爱的"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "zūnjìng de", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "尊敬的"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "昂貴的"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "ángguì de", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "昂贵的"}, {"code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "drahý"}, {"code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "kære"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "beste"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "geachte"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "hooggeachte"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["dated"], "word": "weledele"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["dated"], "word": "waarde"}, {"code": "fo", "lang": "Faroese", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "kærur"}, {"code": "fo", "lang": "Faroese", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "góður"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "hyvä"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "parahin"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "cher"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "sehr geehrter/sehr geehrte"}, {"code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "agapité", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "αγαπητέ"}, {"code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "agapití", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["feminine"], "word": "αγαπητή"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "pyārā", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "प्यारा"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "priya", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "प्रिय"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "ādarṇīya", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "आदरणीय"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "kedves"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "tisztelt"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["singular"], "word": "a chara"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["plural"], "word": "a chairde"}, {"alt": "はいけい", "code": "ja", "english": "no name is added", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "haikei", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "拝啓"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "note": "(used in translations) 親愛なる (しんあいなる, shin'ai-naru)", "sense": "formal way of addressing"}, {"alt": "さま", "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "sama", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["honorific", "suffix"], "word": "様"}, {"code": "km", "lang": "Khmer", "roman": "cuun cɑmpŭəh", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "ជូនចំពោះ"}, {"code": "ckb", "lang": "Central Kurdish", "roman": "berrêz", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "بەڕێز"}, {"code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "cienītais"}, {"code": "lt", "lang": "Lithuanian", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "gerbiamas"}, {"code": "mk", "lang": "Macedonian", "roman": "mil", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "мил"}, {"code": "mk", "lang": "Macedonian", "roman": "drag", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "драг"}, {"code": "mn", "lang": "Mongolian", "roman": "erxem", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "эрхэм"}, {"code": "mn", "lang": "Mongolian", "roman": "xündet", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "хүндэт"}, {"code": "mn", "lang": "Mongolian", "roman": "erxem xündet", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "эрхэм хүндэт"}, {"code": "no", "lang": "Norwegian", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "ærede"}, {"code": "ota", "lang": "Ottoman Turkish", "roman": "ʼazîz", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "عزیز"}, {"code": "ps", "lang": "Pashto", "roman": "grân", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "ګران"}, {"code": "fa", "lang": "Persian", "roman": "'aziz", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "عزیز"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "drogi"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "szanowny"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "prezado"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "caro"}, {"code": "ro", "lang": "Romanian", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "stimate"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "uvažájemyj", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "уважа́емый"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "dorogój", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "дорого́й"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["masculine", "plural"], "word": "поштовани"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["masculine", "plural"], "word": "poštovani"}, {"code": "sk", "lang": "Slovak", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "drahý"}, {"code": "sk", "lang": "Slovak", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "vážený"}, {"code": "sl", "lang": "Slovene", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "dragi"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "estimado"}, {"code": "srn", "lang": "Sranan Tongo", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "lespeki"}, {"code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "kära"}, {"code": "ta", "lang": "Tamil", "roman": "aṉpukkuriya", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "அன்புக்குரிய"}, {"code": "te", "lang": "Telugu", "roman": "priyamaina", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "ప్రియమైన"}, {"code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "sayın"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "dorohýj", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "дороги́й"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "šanóvnyj", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "шано́вний"}, {"code": "ur", "lang": "Urdu", "roman": "azīz", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "عزیز"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "kính thưa"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "thưa"}, {"code": "wa", "lang": "Walloon", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "binamé"}, {"code": "wa", "lang": "Walloon", "note": "tcher (often under French-borrowed \"chér\")", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["masculine"]}, {"code": "cy", "lang": "Welsh", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "annwyl"}, {"code": "ar", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "ʕazīz", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "عَزِيز"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "skǎp", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "скъп"}, {"code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "estimat"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "親愛的"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "qīn'ài de", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "亲爱的"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "lieve"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "arvon"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "rakas"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "cher"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "lieber"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "kedves"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "note": "in case of intensive emotion", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "drága"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "édes"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "tags": ["singular"], "word": "a chara"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "tags": ["plural"], "word": "a chairde"}, {"code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "caro"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "note": "(used in translations) 親愛なる (しんあいなる, shin'ai naru)", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "note": "after a name", "roman": "-e", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "へ"}, {"code": "no", "lang": "Norwegian", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "kjære"}, {"code": "ps", "lang": "Pashto", "roman": "grân", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "ګران"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "querido"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "caro"}, {"code": "ro", "lang": "Romanian", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "dragă"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "dorogój", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "дорого́й"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "dorogája", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "tags": ["feminine"], "word": "дорога́я"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "querido"}, {"code": "srn", "lang": "Sranan Tongo", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "lobi"}, {"code": "ta", "lang": "Tamil", "roman": "aṉpē", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "அன்பே"}, {"code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "tags": ["singular"], "word": "sevgili"}, {"code": "cy", "lang": "Welsh", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "annwyl"}, {"code": "af", "lang": "Afrikaans", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "beste"}, {"code": "hy", "lang": "Armenian", "roman": "tʻankagin", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "թանկագին"}, {"code": "hy", "lang": "Armenian", "roman": "sireli", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "սիրելի"}, {"code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "estimat"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "親愛的"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "qīn'ài de", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "亲爱的"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "beste"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "lieve"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "waarde"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "hyvä"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "arvoisa"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "arvon"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "rakas"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": 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"hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "drága"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "kedves"}, {"code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "kær"}, {"code": "io", "lang": "Ido", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "kara"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "ionúin"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "dil"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "dílis"}, {"code": "ist", "lang": "Istriot", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "caro"}, {"code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "caro"}, {"alt": "いとしい", "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "itoshii", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "愛しい"}, {"alt": "こいしい", "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "koishii", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "恋しい"}, {"code": "ckb", "lang": "Central Kurdish", "roman": "xoşewîst", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "خۆشەویست"}, {"code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "cārus"}, {"code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "dārgs"}, {"code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "mīļš"}, {"code": "lt", "lang": "Lithuanian", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "brangus"}, {"code": "lt", "lang": "Lithuanian", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "mielas"}, {"code": "lt", "lang": "Lithuanian", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "mylimas"}, {"code": "lmo", "lang": "Lombard", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "car"}, {"code": "mk", "lang": "Macedonian", "roman": "drag", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "драг"}, {"code": "mk", "lang": "Macedonian", "roman": "mil", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "мил"}, {"code": "mn", "lang": "Mongolian", "roman": "xajrt", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "хайрт"}, {"code": "ne", "lang": "Nepali", "roman": "priya", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "प्रिय"}, {"code": "no", "lang": "Norwegian", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "kjær"}, {"code": "oc", "lang": "Occitan", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "car"}, {"code": "oc", "lang": "Occitan", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "estimat"}, {"code": "cu", "lang": "Old Church Slavonic", "roman": "ljubŭ", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "любъ"}, {"code": "cu", "lang": "Old Church Slavonic", "roman": "dragŭ", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "драгъ"}, {"code": "ang", "lang": "Old English", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "lēof"}, {"code": "ang", "lang": "Old English", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "dīere"}, {"code": "ota", "lang": "Ottoman Turkish", "roman": "ʼazîz", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "عزیز"}, {"code": "ps", "lang": "Pashto", "roman": "grân", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "ګران"}, {"code": "fa", "lang": "Persian", "roman": "gerâmi", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "گرامی"}, {"code": "fa", "lang": "Persian", "roman": "'aziz", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "عزیز"}, {"code": "fa", "lang": "Persian", "roman": "fari", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "فری"}, {"code": "pdt", "lang": "Plautdietsch", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "leef"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "kochany"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "drogi"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "luby"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "querido"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "caro"}, {"code": "ro", "lang": "Romanian", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "drag"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "dorogój", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "дорого́й"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "mílyj", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "ми́лый"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "ljubímyj", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "люби́мый"}, {"code": "gd", "lang": "Scottish Gaelic", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "ionmhainn"}, {"code": "cjs", "lang": "Shor", "roman": "qayran", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "қайран"}, {"code": "sk", "lang": "Slovak", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "drahý"}, {"code": "sk", "lang": "Slovak", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "milý"}, {"code": "sl", "lang": "Slovene", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "drag"}, {"code": "dsb", "lang": "Lower Sorbian", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "luby"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "querido"}, {"code": "srn", "lang": "Sranan Tongo", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "lobi"}, {"code": "srn", "lang": "Sranan Tongo", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "switi"}, {"code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "kär"}, {"code": "tl", "lang": "Tagalog", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "mahal"}, {"code": "txb", "lang": "Tocharian B", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "laraṣke"}, {"code": "txb", "lang": "Tocharian B", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "lāre"}, {"code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "sevgili"}, {"code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "sevimli"}, {"code": "tyv", "lang": "Tuvan", "roman": "ergim", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "эргим"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "dorohýj", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "дороги́й"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "mýlyj", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "ми́лий"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "ljúbyj", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "лю́бий"}, {"code": "ur", "lang": "Urdu", "roman": "pyārā", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "پیارا"}, {"code": "ur", "lang": "Urdu", "roman": "azīz", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "عزیز"}, {"code": "vec", "lang": "Venetan", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "caro"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "thân"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "thân mến"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "thân ái"}, {"code": "vo", "lang": "Volapük", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "löfik"}, {"code": "wa", "lang": "Walloon", "sense": "loved; lovable", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "binamé"}, {"code": "cy", "lang": "Welsh", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "annwyl"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "mil", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "word": "мил"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "drag", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "word": "драг"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "word": "liefdevol"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "word": "innig"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "word": "hellä"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "word": "sydämellinen"}, {"code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "agapitós", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "αγαπητός"}, {"code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "word": "mīļš"}, {"code": "no", "lang": "Norwegian", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "word": "kjær"}, {"code": "ps", "lang": "Pashto", "roman": "grân", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "word": "ګران"}, {"code": "gd", "lang": "Scottish Gaelic", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "word": "ionmhainn"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "word": "amable"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "word": "tierno"}, {"code": "hy", "lang": "Armenian", "roman": "tʻank", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "թանկ"}, {"code": "az", "lang": "Azerbaijani", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "əziz"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "skǎp", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "скъп"}, {"code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "benvolgut"}, {"code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "drahý"}, {"code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "dyrebar"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "dierbaar"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "geliefd"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "gekoesterd"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "duur"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "precieus"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "waardevol"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "arvokas"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "arvoisa"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "rakas"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "tärkeä"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "cher"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "teuer"}, {"code": "gsw", "lang": "German", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "tags": ["Alemannic-German"], "word": "tüür"}, {"code": "got", "lang": "Gothic", "roman": "swērs", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "𐍃𐍅𐌴𐍂𐍃"}, {"code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "agapiménos", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "αγαπημένος"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "kedves"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "ionúin"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "dil"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "dílis"}, {"code": "ckb", "lang": "Central Kurdish", "roman": "azîz", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "ئازیز"}, {"code": "ne", "lang": "Nepali", "roman": "priya", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "प्रिय"}, {"code": "cu", "lang": "Old Church Slavonic", "roman": "ljubŭ", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "любъ"}, {"code": "ang", "lang": "Old English", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "dīere"}, {"code": "ota", "lang": "Ottoman Turkish", "roman": "ʼazîz", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "عزیز"}, {"code": "ps", "lang": "Pashto", "roman": "grân", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "ګران"}, {"code": "pdt", "lang": "Plautdietsch", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "dia"}, {"code": "pdt", "lang": "Plautdietsch", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "leef"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "caro"}, {"code": "ro", "lang": "Romanian", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "tags": ["masculine", "neuter"], "word": "scump"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "dorogój", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "дорого́й"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "cénnyj", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "це́нный"}, {"code": "sa", "lang": "Sanskrit", "roman": "priya", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "प्रिय"}, {"code": "gd", "lang": "Scottish Gaelic", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "ionmhainn"}, {"code": "sl", "lang": "Slovene", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "drag"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "precioso"}, {"code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "kär"}, {"code": "cy", "lang": "Welsh", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "annwyl"}, {"code": "af", "lang": "Afrikaans", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "beste"}, {"code": "ar", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "ʕazīz", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "عَزِيز"}, {"code": "hy", "lang": "Armenian", "roman": "hargeli", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "հարգելի"}, {"code": "hy", "lang": "Armenian", "roman": "sireli", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "սիրելի"}, {"code": "hy", "lang": "Armenian", "roman": "mecargo", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "մեծարգո"}, {"code": "az", "lang": "Azerbaijani", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "hörmətli"}, {"code": "az", "lang": "Azerbaijani", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "dəyərli"}, {"code": "be", "lang": "Belarusian", "roman": "darahí", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "дарагі́"}, {"code": "be", "lang": "Belarusian", "roman": "šanóŭny", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "шано́ўны"}, {"code": "be", "lang": "Belarusian", "roman": "pavažány", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "паважа́ны"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "uvažáem", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "уважа́ем"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "drag", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "драг"}, {"code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "estimat"}, {"code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "benvolgut"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "親愛的"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "qīn'ài de", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "亲爱的"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "zūnjìng de", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "尊敬的"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "昂貴的"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "ángguì de", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "昂贵的"}, {"code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "drahý"}, {"code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "kære"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "beste"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "geachte"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "hooggeachte"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["dated"], "word": "weledele"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["dated"], "word": "waarde"}, {"code": "fo", "lang": "Faroese", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "kærur"}, {"code": "fo", "lang": "Faroese", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "góður"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "hyvä"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "parahin"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "cher"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "sehr geehrter/sehr geehrte"}, {"code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "agapité", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "αγαπητέ"}, {"code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "agapití", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["feminine"], "word": "αγαπητή"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "pyārā", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "प्यारा"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "priya", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "प्रिय"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "ādarṇīya", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "आदरणीय"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "kedves"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "tisztelt"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["singular"], "word": "a chara"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["plural"], "word": "a chairde"}, {"alt": "はいけい", "code": "ja", "english": "no name is added", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "haikei", 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"Mongolian", "roman": "erxem", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "эрхэм"}, {"code": "mn", "lang": "Mongolian", "roman": "xündet", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "хүндэт"}, {"code": "mn", "lang": "Mongolian", "roman": "erxem xündet", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "эрхэм хүндэт"}, {"code": "no", "lang": "Norwegian", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "ærede"}, {"code": "ota", "lang": "Ottoman Turkish", "roman": "ʼazîz", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "عزیز"}, {"code": "ps", "lang": "Pashto", "roman": "grân", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "ګران"}, {"code": "fa", "lang": "Persian", "roman": "'aziz", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "عزیز"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "drogi"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "szanowny"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": 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"sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "thân mến"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "thân ái"}, {"code": "vo", "lang": "Volapük", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "löfik"}, {"code": "wa", "lang": "Walloon", "sense": "loved; lovable", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "binamé"}, {"code": "cy", "lang": "Welsh", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "annwyl"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "mil", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "word": "мил"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "drag", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "word": "драг"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "word": "liefdevol"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "word": "innig"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "word": "hellä"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "word": "sydämellinen"}, {"code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "agapitós", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "αγαπητός"}, {"code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "word": "mīļš"}, {"code": "no", "lang": "Norwegian", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "word": "kjær"}, {"code": "ps", "lang": "Pashto", "roman": "grân", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "word": "ګران"}, {"code": "gd", "lang": "Scottish Gaelic", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "word": "ionmhainn"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "word": "amable"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "word": "tierno"}, {"code": "hy", "lang": "Armenian", "roman": "tʻank", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "թանկ"}, {"code": "az", "lang": "Azerbaijani", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "əziz"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "skǎp", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "скъп"}, {"code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "benvolgut"}, {"code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "drahý"}, {"code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "dyrebar"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "dierbaar"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "geliefd"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "gekoesterd"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "duur"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "precieus"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "waardevol"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "arvokas"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "arvoisa"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "rakas"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "tärkeä"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "cher"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "teuer"}, {"code": "gsw", "lang": "German", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "tags": ["Alemannic-German"], "word": "tüür"}, {"code": "got", "lang": "Gothic", "roman": "swērs", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "𐍃𐍅𐌴𐍂𐍃"}, {"code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "agapiménos", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "αγαπημένος"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "kedves"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "ionúin"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "dil"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "dílis"}, {"code": "ckb", "lang": "Central Kurdish", "roman": "azîz", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "ئازیز"}, {"code": "ne", "lang": "Nepali", "roman": "priya", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "प्रिय"}, {"code": "cu", "lang": "Old Church Slavonic", "roman": "ljubŭ", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "любъ"}, {"code": "ang", "lang": "Old English", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "dīere"}, {"code": "ota", "lang": "Ottoman Turkish", "roman": "ʼazîz", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "عزیز"}, {"code": "ps", "lang": "Pashto", "roman": "grân", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "ګران"}, {"code": "pdt", "lang": "Plautdietsch", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "dia"}, {"code": "pdt", "lang": "Plautdietsch", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "leef"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "caro"}, {"code": "ro", "lang": "Romanian", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "tags": ["masculine", "neuter"], "word": "scump"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "dorogój", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "дорого́й"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "cénnyj", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "це́нный"}, {"code": "sa", "lang": "Sanskrit", "roman": "priya", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "प्रिय"}, {"code": "gd", "lang": "Scottish Gaelic", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "ionmhainn"}, {"code": "sl", "lang": "Slovene", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "drag"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "precioso"}, {"code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "kär"}, {"code": "cy", "lang": "Welsh", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "annwyl"}, {"code": "af", "lang": "Afrikaans", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "beste"}, {"code": "ar", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "ʕazīz", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "عَزِيز"}, {"code": "hy", "lang": "Armenian", "roman": "hargeli", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "հարգելի"}, {"code": "hy", "lang": "Armenian", "roman": "sireli", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "սիրելի"}, {"code": "hy", "lang": "Armenian", "roman": "mecargo", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "մեծարգո"}, {"code": "az", "lang": "Azerbaijani", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "hörmətli"}, {"code": "az", "lang": "Azerbaijani", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "dəyərli"}, {"code": "be", "lang": "Belarusian", "roman": "darahí", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "дарагі́"}, {"code": "be", "lang": "Belarusian", "roman": "šanóŭny", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "шано́ўны"}, {"code": "be", "lang": "Belarusian", "roman": "pavažány", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "паважа́ны"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "uvažáem", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "уважа́ем"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "drag", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "драг"}, {"code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "estimat"}, {"code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "benvolgut"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "親愛的"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "qīn'ài de", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "亲爱的"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "zūnjìng de", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "尊敬的"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "昂貴的"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "ángguì de", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "昂贵的"}, {"code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "drahý"}, {"code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "kære"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "beste"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "geachte"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "hooggeachte"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["dated"], "word": "weledele"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["dated"], "word": "waarde"}, {"code": "fo", "lang": "Faroese", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "kærur"}, {"code": "fo", "lang": "Faroese", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "góður"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "hyvä"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "parahin"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "cher"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "sehr geehrter/sehr geehrte"}, {"code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "agapité", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "αγαπητέ"}, {"code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "agapití", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["feminine"], "word": "αγαπητή"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "pyārā", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "प्यारा"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "priya", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "प्रिय"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "ādarṇīya", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "आदरणीय"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "kedves"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "tisztelt"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["singular"], "word": "a chara"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["plural"], "word": "a chairde"}, {"alt": "はいけい", "code": "ja", "english": "no name is added", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "haikei", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "拝啓"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "note": "(used in translations) 親愛なる (しんあいなる, shin'ai-naru)", "sense": "formal way of addressing"}, {"alt": "さま", "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "sama", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["honorific", "suffix"], "word": "様"}, {"code": "km", "lang": "Khmer", "roman": "cuun cɑmpŭəh", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "ជូនចំពោះ"}, {"code": "ckb", "lang": "Central Kurdish", "roman": "berrêz", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "بەڕێز"}, {"code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "cienītais"}, {"code": "lt", "lang": "Lithuanian", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "gerbiamas"}, {"code": "mk", "lang": "Macedonian", "roman": "mil", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "мил"}, {"code": "mk", "lang": "Macedonian", "roman": "drag", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "драг"}, {"code": "mn", "lang": "Mongolian", "roman": "erxem", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "эрхэм"}, {"code": "mn", "lang": "Mongolian", "roman": "xündet", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "хүндэт"}, {"code": "mn", "lang": "Mongolian", "roman": "erxem xündet", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "эрхэм хүндэт"}, {"code": "no", "lang": "Norwegian", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "ærede"}, {"code": "ota", "lang": "Ottoman Turkish", "roman": "ʼazîz", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "عزیز"}, {"code": "ps", "lang": "Pashto", "roman": "grân", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "ګران"}, {"code": "fa", "lang": "Persian", "roman": "'aziz", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "عزیز"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "drogi"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "szanowny"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "prezado"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "caro"}, {"code": "ro", "lang": "Romanian", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "stimate"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "uvažájemyj", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "уважа́емый"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "dorogój", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "дорого́й"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["masculine", "plural"], "word": "поштовани"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["masculine", "plural"], "word": "poštovani"}, {"code": "sk", "lang": "Slovak", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "drahý"}, {"code": "sk", "lang": "Slovak", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "vážený"}, {"code": "sl", "lang": "Slovene", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "dragi"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "estimado"}, {"code": "srn", "lang": "Sranan Tongo", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "lespeki"}, {"code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "kära"}, {"code": "ta", "lang": "Tamil", "roman": "aṉpukkuriya", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "அன்புக்குரிய"}, {"code": "te", "lang": "Telugu", "roman": "priyamaina", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "ప్రియమైన"}, {"code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "sayın"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "dorohýj", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "дороги́й"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "šanóvnyj", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "шано́вний"}, {"code": "ur", "lang": "Urdu", "roman": "azīz", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "عزیز"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "kính thưa"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "thưa"}, {"code": "wa", "lang": "Walloon", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "binamé"}, {"code": "wa", "lang": "Walloon", "note": "tcher (often under French-borrowed \"chér\")", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["masculine"]}, {"code": "cy", "lang": "Welsh", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "annwyl"}, {"code": "ar", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "ʕazīz", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "عَزِيز"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "skǎp", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "скъп"}, {"code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "estimat"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "親愛的"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "qīn'ài de", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "亲爱的"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "lieve"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "arvon"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "rakas"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "cher"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "lieber"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "kedves"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "note": "in case of intensive emotion", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "drága"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "édes"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "tags": ["singular"], "word": "a chara"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "tags": ["plural"], "word": "a chairde"}, {"code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "caro"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "note": "(used in translations) 親愛なる (しんあいなる, shin'ai naru)", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "note": "after a name", "roman": "-e", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "へ"}, {"code": "no", "lang": "Norwegian", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "kjære"}, {"code": "ps", "lang": "Pashto", "roman": "grân", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "ګران"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "querido"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "caro"}, {"code": "ro", "lang": "Romanian", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "dragă"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "dorogój", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "дорого́й"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "dorogája", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "tags": ["feminine"], "word": "дорога́я"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "querido"}, {"code": "srn", "lang": "Sranan Tongo", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "lobi"}, {"code": "ta", "lang": "Tamil", "roman": "aṉpē", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "அன்பே"}, {"code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "tags": ["singular"], "word": "sevgili"}, {"code": "cy", "lang": "Welsh", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "annwyl"}, {"code": "af", "lang": "Afrikaans", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "beste"}, {"code": "hy", "lang": "Armenian", "roman": "tʻankagin", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "թանկագին"}, {"code": "hy", "lang": "Armenian", "roman": "sireli", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "սիրելի"}, {"code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "estimat"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "親愛的"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "qīn'ài de", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "亲爱的"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "beste"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "lieve"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "waarde"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "hyvä"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "arvoisa"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "arvon"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "rakas"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "cher"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "Lieber"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "ādarṇīya", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "आदरणीय"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "pyārā", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "प्यारा"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "priya", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "प्रिय"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "kedves"}, {"alt": "しんあいなる", "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "shin'ai naru", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "親愛なる"}, {"code": "ckb", "lang": "Central Kurdish", "roman": "gyan", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "گیان"}, {"code": "nv", "lang": "Navajo", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "aháláaneʼ"}, {"code": "ps", "lang": "Pashto", "roman": "grân", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "ګران"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "drogi"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "querido"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "dorogój", "sense": "a 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"lang": "Norwegian", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "kjær"}, {"code": "oc", "lang": "Occitan", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "car"}, {"code": "oc", "lang": "Occitan", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "estimat"}, {"code": "cu", "lang": "Old Church Slavonic", "roman": "ljubŭ", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "любъ"}, {"code": "cu", "lang": "Old Church Slavonic", "roman": "dragŭ", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "драгъ"}, {"code": "ang", "lang": "Old English", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "lēof"}, {"code": "ang", "lang": "Old English", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "dīere"}, {"code": "ota", "lang": "Ottoman Turkish", "roman": "ʼazîz", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "عزیز"}, {"code": "ps", "lang": "Pashto", "roman": "grân", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "ګران"}, {"code": "fa", "lang": "Persian", "roman": "gerâmi", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "گرامی"}, {"code": "fa", "lang": "Persian", "roman": "'aziz", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "عزیز"}, {"code": "fa", "lang": "Persian", "roman": "fari", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "فری"}, {"code": "pdt", "lang": "Plautdietsch", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "leef"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "kochany"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "drogi"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "luby"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "querido"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "caro"}, {"code": "ro", "lang": "Romanian", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "drag"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "dorogój", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "дорого́й"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "mílyj", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "ми́лый"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "ljubímyj", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "люби́мый"}, {"code": "gd", "lang": "Scottish Gaelic", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "ionmhainn"}, {"code": "cjs", "lang": "Shor", "roman": "qayran", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "қайран"}, {"code": "sk", "lang": "Slovak", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "drahý"}, {"code": "sk", "lang": "Slovak", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "milý"}, {"code": "sl", "lang": "Slovene", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "drag"}, {"code": "dsb", "lang": "Lower Sorbian", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "luby"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "querido"}, {"code": "srn", "lang": "Sranan Tongo", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "lobi"}, {"code": "srn", "lang": "Sranan Tongo", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "switi"}, {"code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "kär"}, {"code": "tl", "lang": "Tagalog", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "mahal"}, {"code": "txb", "lang": "Tocharian B", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "laraṣke"}, {"code": "txb", "lang": "Tocharian B", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "lāre"}, {"code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "sevgili"}, {"code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "sevimli"}, {"code": "tyv", "lang": "Tuvan", "roman": "ergim", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "эргим"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "dorohýj", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "дороги́й"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "mýlyj", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "ми́лий"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "ljúbyj", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "лю́бий"}, {"code": "ur", "lang": "Urdu", "roman": "pyārā", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "پیارا"}, {"code": "ur", "lang": "Urdu", "roman": "azīz", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "عزیز"}, {"code": "vec", "lang": "Venetan", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "caro"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "thân"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "thân mến"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "thân ái"}, {"code": "vo", "lang": "Volapük", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "löfik"}, {"code": "wa", "lang": "Walloon", "sense": "loved; lovable", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "binamé"}, {"code": "cy", "lang": "Welsh", "sense": "loved; lovable", "word": "annwyl"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "mil", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "word": "мил"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "drag", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "word": "драг"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "word": "liefdevol"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "word": "innig"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "word": "hellä"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "word": "sydämellinen"}, {"code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "agapitós", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "αγαπητός"}, {"code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "word": "mīļš"}, {"code": "no", "lang": "Norwegian", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "word": "kjær"}, {"code": "ps", "lang": "Pashto", "roman": "grân", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "word": "ګران"}, {"code": "gd", "lang": "Scottish Gaelic", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "word": "ionmhainn"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "word": "amable"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "loving, affectionate, heartfelt", "word": "tierno"}, {"code": "hy", "lang": "Armenian", "roman": "tʻank", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "թանկ"}, {"code": "az", "lang": "Azerbaijani", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "əziz"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "skǎp", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "скъп"}, {"code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "benvolgut"}, {"code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "drahý"}, {"code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "dyrebar"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "dierbaar"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "geliefd"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "gekoesterd"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "duur"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "precieus"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "waardevol"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "arvokas"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "arvoisa"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "rakas"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "tärkeä"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "cher"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "teuer"}, {"code": "gsw", "lang": "German", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "tags": ["Alemannic-German"], "word": "tüür"}, {"code": "got", "lang": "Gothic", "roman": "swērs", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "𐍃𐍅𐌴𐍂𐍃"}, {"code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "agapiménos", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "αγαπημένος"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "kedves"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "ionúin"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "dil"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "dílis"}, {"code": "ckb", "lang": "Central Kurdish", "roman": "azîz", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "ئازیز"}, {"code": "ne", "lang": "Nepali", "roman": "priya", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "प्रिय"}, {"code": "cu", "lang": "Old Church Slavonic", "roman": "ljubŭ", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "любъ"}, {"code": "ang", "lang": "Old English", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "dīere"}, {"code": "ota", "lang": "Ottoman Turkish", "roman": "ʼazîz", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "عزیز"}, {"code": "ps", "lang": "Pashto", "roman": "grân", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "ګران"}, {"code": "pdt", "lang": "Plautdietsch", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "dia"}, {"code": "pdt", "lang": "Plautdietsch", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "leef"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "caro"}, {"code": "ro", "lang": "Romanian", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "tags": ["masculine", "neuter"], "word": "scump"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "dorogój", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "дорого́й"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "cénnyj", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "це́нный"}, {"code": "sa", "lang": "Sanskrit", "roman": "priya", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "प्रिय"}, {"code": "gd", "lang": "Scottish Gaelic", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "ionmhainn"}, {"code": "sl", "lang": "Slovene", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "drag"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "precioso"}, {"code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "kär"}, {"code": "cy", "lang": "Welsh", "sense": "precious to or greatly valued by someone", "word": "annwyl"}, {"code": "af", "lang": "Afrikaans", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "beste"}, {"code": "ar", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "ʕazīz", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "عَزِيز"}, {"code": "hy", "lang": "Armenian", "roman": "hargeli", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "հարգելի"}, {"code": "hy", "lang": "Armenian", "roman": "sireli", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "սիրելի"}, {"code": "hy", "lang": "Armenian", "roman": "mecargo", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "մեծարգո"}, {"code": "az", "lang": "Azerbaijani", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "hörmətli"}, {"code": "az", "lang": "Azerbaijani", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "dəyərli"}, {"code": "be", "lang": "Belarusian", "roman": "darahí", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "дарагі́"}, {"code": "be", "lang": "Belarusian", "roman": "šanóŭny", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "шано́ўны"}, {"code": "be", "lang": "Belarusian", "roman": "pavažány", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "паважа́ны"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "uvažáem", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "уважа́ем"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "drag", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "драг"}, {"code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "estimat"}, {"code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "benvolgut"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "親愛的"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "qīn'ài de", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "亲爱的"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "zūnjìng de", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "尊敬的"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "昂貴的"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "ángguì de", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "昂贵的"}, {"code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "drahý"}, {"code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "kære"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "beste"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "geachte"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "hooggeachte"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["dated"], "word": "weledele"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["dated"], "word": "waarde"}, {"code": "fo", "lang": "Faroese", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "kærur"}, {"code": "fo", "lang": "Faroese", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "góður"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "hyvä"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "parahin"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "cher"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "sehr geehrter/sehr geehrte"}, {"code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "agapité", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "αγαπητέ"}, {"code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "agapití", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["feminine"], "word": "αγαπητή"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "pyārā", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "प्यारा"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "priya", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "प्रिय"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "ādarṇīya", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "आदरणीय"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "kedves"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "tisztelt"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["singular"], "word": "a chara"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["plural"], "word": "a chairde"}, {"alt": "はいけい", "code": "ja", "english": "no name is added", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "haikei", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "拝啓"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "note": "(used in translations) 親愛なる (しんあいなる, shin'ai-naru)", "sense": "formal way of addressing"}, {"alt": "さま", "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "sama", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["honorific", "suffix"], "word": "様"}, {"code": "km", "lang": "Khmer", "roman": "cuun cɑmpŭəh", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "ជូនចំពោះ"}, {"code": "ckb", "lang": "Central Kurdish", "roman": "berrêz", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "بەڕێز"}, {"code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "cienītais"}, {"code": "lt", "lang": "Lithuanian", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "gerbiamas"}, {"code": "mk", "lang": "Macedonian", "roman": "mil", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "мил"}, {"code": "mk", "lang": "Macedonian", "roman": "drag", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "драг"}, {"code": "mn", "lang": "Mongolian", "roman": "erxem", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "эрхэм"}, {"code": "mn", "lang": "Mongolian", "roman": "xündet", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "хүндэт"}, {"code": "mn", "lang": "Mongolian", "roman": "erxem xündet", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "эрхэм хүндэт"}, {"code": "no", "lang": "Norwegian", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "ærede"}, {"code": "ota", "lang": "Ottoman Turkish", "roman": "ʼazîz", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "عزیز"}, {"code": "ps", "lang": "Pashto", "roman": "grân", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "ګران"}, {"code": "fa", "lang": "Persian", "roman": "'aziz", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "عزیز"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "drogi"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "szanowny"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "prezado"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "caro"}, {"code": "ro", "lang": "Romanian", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "stimate"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "uvažájemyj", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "уважа́емый"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "dorogój", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "дорого́й"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["masculine", "plural"], "word": "поштовани"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["masculine", "plural"], "word": "poštovani"}, {"code": "sk", "lang": "Slovak", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "drahý"}, {"code": "sk", "lang": "Slovak", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "vážený"}, {"code": "sl", "lang": "Slovene", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "dragi"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "estimado"}, {"code": "srn", "lang": "Sranan Tongo", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "lespeki"}, {"code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "kära"}, {"code": "ta", "lang": "Tamil", "roman": "aṉpukkuriya", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "அன்புக்குரிய"}, {"code": "te", "lang": "Telugu", "roman": "priyamaina", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "ప్రియమైన"}, {"code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "sayın"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "dorohýj", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "дороги́й"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "šanóvnyj", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "шано́вний"}, {"code": "ur", "lang": "Urdu", "roman": "azīz", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "عزیز"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "kính thưa"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "thưa"}, {"code": "wa", "lang": "Walloon", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "binamé"}, {"code": "wa", "lang": "Walloon", "note": "tcher (often under French-borrowed \"chér\")", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "tags": ["masculine"]}, {"code": "cy", "lang": "Welsh", "sense": "formal way of addressing", "word": "annwyl"}, {"code": "ar", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "ʕazīz", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "عَزِيز"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "skǎp", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "скъп"}, {"code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "estimat"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in 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"note": "after a name", "roman": "-e", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "へ"}, {"code": "no", "lang": "Norwegian", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "kjære"}, {"code": "ps", "lang": "Pashto", "roman": "grân", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "ګران"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "querido"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "caro"}, {"code": "ro", "lang": "Romanian", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "word": "dragă"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "dorogój", "sense": "an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line", "tags": ["masculine"], 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"French", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "cher"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "Lieber"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "ādarṇīya", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "आदरणीय"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "pyārā", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "प्यारा"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "priya", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "प्रिय"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "kedves"}, {"alt": "しんあいなる", "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": 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formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "дорого́й"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "uvažájemyj", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "уважа́емый"}, {"code": "sl", "lang": "Slovene", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "dragi"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "señor mío"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "tags": ["feminine"], "word": "señora mía"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "estimado"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "tags": ["feminine"], "word": "estimada"}, {"code": "th", "lang": "Thai", "roman": "riian", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "เรียน"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "thân mến"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "a formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly", "word": "thân ái"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "an ironic way to start (often after my) addressing an inferior", "word": "(mijn) beste"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "an ironic way to start (often after my) addressing an inferior", "word": "rakas"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "an ironic way to start (often after my) addressing an 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"es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "an ironic way to start (often after my) addressing an inferior", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "maestro mío"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "an ironic way to start (often after my) addressing an inferior", "tags": ["Spain", "masculine"], "word": "majo"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "an ironic way to start (often after my) addressing an inferior", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "guapo"}], "word": "dear"}

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