costliness en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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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.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The characteristic of being costly.
It was not large, but of unusual height, and fitted up with great costliness. The bookcases were ebony, inlaid with green morocco, and so were the tables, and the curtains were of crimson velvet.
1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “The Influence of the Dead”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 270:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| costlinesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (10)
ga daoire (characteristic of being costly) · sh скупо̀ћа (characteristic of being costly) · la cāritas (characteristic of being costly) · sh skupòća (characteristic of being costly) · ga luachmhaireacht (characteristic of being costly) · ga costasacht (characteristic of being costly) · fi kalleus (characteristic of being costly) · rsk драготня (characteristic of being costly) · ga ardchostas (characteristic of being costly) · gv ard-leagh (characteristic of being costly)