Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

costliness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.16 in modern English

Syllables
cost-li-ness
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The characteristic of being costly.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English costly Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English costliness From costly + -ness.

Usage

Inflected Forms

costlinesses (plural)

Derived Forms

uncostliness

Synonyms

dearness preciousness

Questions

What does costliness mean?
The characteristic of being costly.
Where does costliness come from?
Etymology tree English costly Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English costliness From costly + -ness.

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