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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the quality possessed by something with a great price or value;
[syn: costliness, dearness, preciousness]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

dearness n 1: the quality possessed by something with a great price or value [syn: costliness, dearness, preciousness]