Dearness
//ˈdɪə(ɹ)nəs// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The quality of having great value or price. uncountable, usually
"But brothers pass not into noble friendships upon the stock of that relation: they have fair dispositions and advantages, and are more easy and ready to ferment into the greatest dearnesses, if all things else be answerable."
- 2 the quality possessed by something with a great price or value wordnet
Example
More examples"But brothers pass not into noble friendships upon the stock of that relation: they have fair dispositions and advantages, and are more easy and ready to ferment into the greatest dearnesses, if all things else be answerable."
Etymology
From dear + -ness.
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