dearness
/ˈdɪə(ɹ)nəs/noun
dearness is spelled D-E-A-R-N-E-S-S: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dearness means “The quality of having great value or price” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dearness is dearnesses.
How many letters and syllables are in dearness?
| Letters | 8: D-E-A-R-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 146,811th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is dearness?
Dearness appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce dearness?
- /ˈdɪə(ɹ)nəs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-dearness.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of dearness
- dearnesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dearness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The quality of having great value or price.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dearness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense quality of having great value:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | cherté |
| German | Teuerheit |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does dearness come from?
From dear + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).