Definition of dearness - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

emotion

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affection or fondness

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His dearness to her was evident in her smile.

affection

fondness

business

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high cost or price of something

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The dearness of housing in the city is alarming.

expensiveness

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Origin of dearness

Old English, deore (precious) + ness (state of)

Examples of dearness in a sentence

The dearness in his eyes was unmistakable.
The dearness of imported goods affects everyone.
Due to the dearness of tickets, many couldn't attend the concert.

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French:affection, cherté, ...
German:Zuneigung, Teuerung, ...
Italian:tenerezza, alto costo, ...
Spanish:cariño, carestía, ...
Portuguese:carinho, preço elevado, ...
Chinese:爱慕, 高成本, ...
Japanese:親愛, 高価, ...
Arabic:مَحَبَّة, غَلاء, ...
Hebrew:חִבָּה, יֹקֶר, ...
Russian:любовь, дороговизна, ...
Ukrainian:ніжність, дорожнеча, ...
Hindi:स्नेह, महंगाई, ...
Bengali:স্নেহ, মূল্যবৃদ্ধি, ...
Catalan:afecte, altesa de preu, ...
Czech:náklonnost, drahost, ...
Danish:kærlighed, høj pris, ...
Dutch:liefde, duurzaamheid, ...
Greek:τρυφερότητα, ακρίβεια, ...
Hungarian:szeretet, drágaság, ...
Khmer:សេចក្តីស្រឡាញ់, ភាពថ្លៃ, ...
Korean:친애, 비쌈, ...
Persian:محبت, گرانی, ...
Polish:czułość, wysoka cena, ...
Portuguese (BR):carinho, preço elevado, ...
Romanian:dragoste, cost ridicat, ...
Swedish:kärlek, dyrhet, ...
Thai:ความรักใคร่, ความแพง, ...
Turkish:sevgililik, pahalılık, ...
Vietnamese:sự thân thương, sự đắt đỏ, ...

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Definition of dearness - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

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