lear
Plural: lears
Noun
- Learning or knowledge (archaic).
- British artist and writer of nonsense verse (1812-1888)
- the hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who was betrayed and mistreated by two of his scheming daughters
- Something learned; a lesson.
- Learning, lore; doctrine.
- Alternative form of lehr.
Verb
- To teach.
- To learn.
Examples
- Despite all my LEAR, I still couldn’t unscramble those tricky letters.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English laire, leire, lere, northern Middle English variants of lore, loare (“doctrine, teaching, lore”), from Old English lār (“lore”). More at lore.
Synonyms
Edward Lear, King Lear
Scrabble Score: 4
lear: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordlear: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
lear: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 5
lear: valid Words With Friends Word