What does dearness mean?
Definitions for dearness
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Princeton's WordNet
costliness, dearness, preciousnessnoun
the quality possessed by something with a great price or value
Wiktionary
dearnessnoun
The quality of having great value or price.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Dearnessnoun
Etymology: from dear.
My brother, I think, he holds you well, and in dearness of heart hath holp to effect your ensuing marriage. William Shakespeare.
The whole senate dedicated an altar to friendship, as to a goddess, in respect of the great dearness of friendship between them two. Francis Bacon, Essay 28.
He who hates his neighbour mortally, and wisely too, must profess all the dearness and friendship, with readiness to serve him. Robert South, Sermons.
Landlords prohibit tenants from plowing, which is seen in the dearness of corn. Jonathan Swift.
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dearness
Dearness is a term often used in economics to refer to the high cost of living or increased prices of goods or commodities. It can also refer to the degree of an item's preciousness or the deep affection towards someone or something.
Webster Dictionary
Dearnessnoun
the quality or state of being dear; costliness; excess of price
Dearnessnoun
fondness; preciousness; love; tenderness
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of dearness in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of dearness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of dearness in a Sentence
Thomas Paine, "The American Crisis":
What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly. It is dearness only that gives everything its value.
Dearness is the order of the day
What we obtain too cheap we esteem too little it is dearness only that gives everything its value.
The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly it is dearness only that gives everything its value. I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death.
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