[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

dearness \dear"ness\, n.
   1. the quality or state of being dear; costliness; excess of
      price.
      1913 webster

            the dearness of corn.                 --swift.
      1913 webster

   2. fondness; preciousness; love; tenderness.
      1913 webster

            the dearness of friendship.           --bacon.
      1913 webster

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

dearness
     n : the quality possessed by something with a great price or
         value syn: costliness
see also:
costliness 

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