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The quality or state of being dear; costliness; excess of price.

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  1. n. The quality or state of being dear; costliness; excess of price.
  2. n. Fondness; preciousness; love; tenderness.
  3. n. the quality possessed by something with a great price or value
  4. 1. The quality or state of being dear; costliness; excess of price. The dearness of corn. Swift. 2. Fondness; preciousness; love; tenderness. The dearness of friendship. Bacon.
  5. n the quality possessed by something with a great price or value