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pear

noun

Simple meaning

Old World tree having sweet gritty-textured juicy fruit.

Pronunciation

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pehr
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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈpɛɹ

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Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

noun

  1. An edible fruit produced by the pear tree, similar to an apple but typically elongated towards the stem.

  2. Old World tree having sweet gritty-textured juicy fruit; widely cultivated in many varieties

  3. A type of fruit tree (Pyrus communis).

  4. The wood of the pear tree (pearwood, pear wood).

  5. An endangered Mon-Khmer language of Cambodia.

  6. An indigenous group in Cambodia and Thailand.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
B2 · Upper Intermediate
Frequency
Moderately Common
Typical Use
Neutral / general English

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

This meaning: An edible fruit produced by the pear tree, similar to an apple but typically elongated towards the stem.

Used this way, pear is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
Matter-of-fact
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

Nearby words

  • pyrus communis , rarer, so it draws attention

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More ways to use pear

  • “I enjoy eating a juicy pear as a healthy snack.”

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Common Patterns and Combinations

How this word naturally appears with others.

Edible / old

pear treepear cactuspear orchard

Avocado

alligator pear

Other combinations

avocado pearlarge pearpear shapesmall pear

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Word Family

Related forms, grouped by how they connect.

Word family

Words built from the same root.

  • pearlynounDerived adverb

    Informal terms for a human `tooth'.

Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • pear hawthornnounCompound term

    Erect and almost thornless American hawthorn with somewhat pear-shaped berries.

  • pear hawnounCompound term

    Erect and almost thornless American hawthorn with somewhat pear-shaped berries.

  • pearly everlastingnounCompound term

    An American everlasting having foliage with soft wooly hairs and corymbose heads with pearly white bracts.

  • pearly nautilusnounCompound term

    Cephalopod of the Indian and Pacific oceans having a spiral shell with pale pearly partitions.

  • pearly razorfishnounCompound term

    A kind of razor fish.

  • pearly-shelled musselnounCompound term

    The pearly lining of the dark shells is a source of mother-of-pearl.

Related Words

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Synonyms

Sense: edible fruit produced by the pear tree

pear tree

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