Dearness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dearness \Dear"ness\, n.
     1. The quality or state of being dear; costliness; excess of
        price.
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              The dearness of corn.                 --Swift.


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     2. Fondness; preciousness; love; tenderness.
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              The dearness of friendship.           --Bacon.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  dearness
       n : the quality possessed by something with a great price or
           value [syn: {costliness}]