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Dearn [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Dearn [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Secret; lonely; solitary; dreadful.

Dearn [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Same as Darn.

Dearness [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. Scarcity; high price, or a higher price than the customary one; as the dearness of corn.

2. Fondness; nearness to the heart or affections; great value in estimation; preciousness; tender love; as the dearness of friendship.

Dearness [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. The quality or state of being dear; costliness; excess of price.

2. Fondness; preciousness; love; tenderness.

Dearnly [Adverb] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Secretly; privately.