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/ˈtʃiːpnəs/ · noun
(of a person) The state or character trait of being cheap (stingy)..
His cheapness was legendary; he refused to use candles or lamps, not to reduce the risk of fire but rather to save a penny.
Her mother, in 1684, retiring with'her daughter, for cheapness, to some place in Surrey, (she does not tell us where,) became acquainted with Dr. Glisson […]
Mrs. Jallatt didn't study cheapness, but somehow she generally attained it.
He was also interested in the cost of book production, as can be seen in his article on the cheapness of papyrus as a writing material.
It seems to me that whoever at the Department of Transport or the train operating companies, or both, is specifying the standard of seats these days has taken leave of their senses and opted for cheapness over comfort.
Use cheapness when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Cheapness means (of a person) The state or character trait of being cheap (stingy)..
Common synonyms include frugality, meanness, miserliness, niggardliness.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
His cheapness was legendary; he refused to use candles or lamps, not to reduce the risk of fire but rather to save a penny.
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