Meanings
nouncostliness (usually uncountable, plural costlinesses)
plural costlinesses
- uncountableusuallyThe 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
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe quality possessed by something with a great price or value
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Origin
Translations
Finnish kalleus
- kalleuscharacteristic of being costly
Irish costasacht, daoire
- costasachtcharacteristic of being costly
- daoirecharacteristic of being costly
- luachmhaireachtcharacteristic of being costly
- ardchostascharacteristic of being costly
Latin cāritas
- cāritascharacteristic of being costly
Cite this entry
APA
costliness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/costliness
MLA
“costliness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/costliness. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “costliness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/costliness.
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