The superior gratification derived from the use and contemplation of costly and supposedly beautiful products is, commonly, in great measure a gratification of our sense of costliness masquerading under the name of beauty.
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Costliness
Synonyms for "costliness" (5 found)
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Closest matches (1)
Noun(1 words)
Strong matches (2)
Noun(2 words)
Related words (2)
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1 entriesTranslations
10 translations across 6 languages.
Finnish
1 entries- kalleus noun (characteristic of being costly)
Irish
4 entries- ardchostas noun (characteristic of being costly)
- costasacht noun (characteristic of being costly)
- daoire noun (characteristic of being costly)
- luachmhaireacht noun (characteristic of being costly)
Latin
1 entries- cāritas noun (characteristic of being costly)
Manx
1 entries- ard-leagh noun (characteristic of being costly)
Pannonian Rusyn
1 entries- драготня noun (characteristic of being costly)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- skupòća noun (characteristic of being costly)
- скупо̀ћа noun (characteristic of being costly)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
It was not large, but of unusual height, and fitted up with great costliness. The bookcases were ebony, inlaid with green morocco, and so were the tables, and the curtains were of crimson velvet.
Source: wiktionary
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