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Meaning of DEARNESS

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  the quality possessed by something with a great price or value
 
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 Synonyms: costliness
 
 See Also: expensiveness

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Dear"ness\, n.
1. The quality or state of being dear; costliness; excess of
   price.
         The dearness of corn.                 --Swift.
2. Fondness; preciousness; love; tenderness.
         The dearness of friendship.           --Bacon.
 

 

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