Dearness

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 \\ 1 \\ exorbitance
exorbitance
extortion
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ heavy pull upon the purse
heavy pull upon the purse
PARAG:Dearness->V
GRP: \\ V \\ 1
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ be dear
be dear
&c.->Adj.
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ cost much
cost much
cost a pretty penny
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ rise in price
rise in price
look up
GRP: \\ V \\ 2
Sgm: \\ V \\ 2 \\ overcharge
overcharge
bleed
fleece
extort
GRP: \\ V \\ 3
Sgm: \\ V \\ 3 \\ pay too much
pay too much
pay through the nose
pay too dear for one's whistle
PARAG:Dearness->Adj
GRP: \\ Adj \\ 1
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ dear
dear
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ high
high
high priced
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ of great price
of great price
expensive
costly
precious
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ worth a Jew's eye|
worth a Jew's eye|
=>!
dear bought
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ unreasonable
unreasonable
extravagant
exorbitant
extortionate
GRP: \\ Adj \\ 2
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 2 \\ at a premium
at a premium
GRP: \\ Adj \\ 3
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 3 \\ not to be had
not to be had
not to be had for love or money
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 3 \\ beyond price
beyond price
above price
priceless
of priceless value
PARAG:Dearness->Adv
GRP: \\ Adv \\ 1
Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 1 \\ dear
dear
dearly
Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 1 \\ at great cost
at great cost
heavy cost
Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 1 \\ a grands frais
a grands frais

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  • 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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

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