costliness
costliness noun: the characteristic of being costly.
Noun
costliness (usually uncountable, plural costlinesses)
- 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
costliness meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
costliness in Tamil
- விலையேற்றம்
costliness in Urdu
- مہنگائی
costliness in Bengali
- ব্যয়বহুল হওয়ার বৈশিষ্ট্য
Forms of costliness
| plural | costlinesses |
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Origin of costliness
From costly + -ness.
Words formed from costliness
Questions about costliness
- What does costliness mean?
- Costliness means the characteristic of being costly.
- What is costliness in Tamil?
- Costliness in Tamil is விலையேற்றம். See Costliness meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is costliness?
- Costliness is a noun.
- What is the plural of costliness?
- The plural of costliness is costlinesses.
Words near costliness in the dictionary
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