DEARNESS

costliness, dearness, preciousness

(noun) the quality possessed by something with a great price or value

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

dearness (usually uncountable, plural dearnesses)

The quality of having great value or price.

Anagrams

• arse ends, serendas

Source: Wiktionary


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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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