Dearness
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈdɪə(ɹ)nəs/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Dearness is a noun meaning The quality of having great value or price.
Meaning
The quality of having great value or price.
Example Sentences
Customers in Padgett Street did not generally, one might infer, express approval on the score of dearness.
But brothers pass not into noble friendships upon the stock of that relation: they have fair dispositions and advantages, and are more easy and ready to ferment into the greatest dearnesses, if all things else be answerable.
Word Forms
- dearnesses
Synonyms for dearness
Depending on context, synonyms include costliness.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include costliness, value, dearworthiness, desiredness, priciness, desirableness.
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