The dearness of corn. --Swift.
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2. Fondness; preciousness; love; tenderness.
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The dearness of friendship. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Dearness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Dearness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 dearness dearness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 high price high price famine price fancy price Sgm: N 1 overcharge overcharge Sgm: N 1 extravagance extravagance Sgm: N … English dictionary for students
Dearness — Recorded in several forms including Dearness, Deerness, Durness, and possibly Duness, this is possibly an Anglo Scottish surname, but is more likely to be entirely Scottish. It would appear to originate from the parish of Deerness in the Orkney… … Surnames reference
dearness — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) High cost Nouns 1. dearness, costliness, high, stiff, or famine price, pretty penny; overcharge, price gouging; extravagance, exorbitance; heavy pull upon the purse, an arm and a leg; sellers market;… … English dictionary for students
dearness — dear ► ADJECTIVE 1) regarded with deep affection. 2) used in the polite introduction to a letter. 3) expensive. ► NOUN 1) an endearing person. 2) used as an affectionate form of address. ► ADVERB … English terms dictionary
Dearness allowance — In India, Dearness allowance (D.A.) is part of a person s salary D.A. is calculated as a percent of the basic salary. This amount is then added to the basic salary along with house rent allowance to get the total salary. Rates vary as per… … Wikipedia
dearness allowance — noun India : a bonus or pay increase to meet a rise in the cost of living * * * dearness allowance, in India: 1. an agreement to grant an increase in wages in case of a rise in the cost of living. 2. such a wage increase … Useful english dictionary
dearness — noun see dear II … New Collegiate Dictionary
dearness — See dearly. * * * … Universalium
dearness — noun The quality of having great value or price … Wiktionary
dearness — dear·ness || dɪrnɪs n. importance; preciousness … English contemporary dictionary
