Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dearness

/ˈdɪə(ɹ)nəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.63 in modern English

Syllables: dear-ness
IPA: /ˈdɪə(ɹ)nəs/

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of having great value or price.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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."
"Customers in Padgett Street did not generally, one might infer, express approval on the score of dearness."

Etymology

Etymology tree English dear 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 dearness From dear + -ness.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

dearnesses (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

costliness

Synonyms

costliness preciousness

Questions

How do you pronounce dearness?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɪə(ɹ)nəs/.
What does dearness mean?: The quality of having great value or price.
Where does dearness come from?: Etymology tree English dear 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 dearness From dear + -ness.

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