'Dearness' definitions:
Definition of 'dearness'
(from WordNet)
noun
The quality possessed by something with a great price or value [syn: costliness, dearness, preciousness]
Definition of 'Dearness'
From: GCIDE
- Dearness \Dear"ness\, n.
- 1. The quality or state of being dear; costliness; excess of price. [1913 Webster]
- The dearness of corn. --Swift. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Fondness; preciousness; love; tenderness. [1913 Webster]
- The dearness of friendship. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]