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Noun: dearness  dir-nus [N. Amer], di-u(r)-nus [Brit]
  1. The quality possessed by something with a great price or value
    - costliness, preciousness

Derived forms: dearnesses

See also: dear

Type of: expensiveness, unaffordablity