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Definition of Expensiveness
1. Noun. The quality of being high-priced.
Specialized synonyms: Costliness, Dearness, Preciousness, Lavishness, Luxury, Sumptuosity, Sumptuousness
Derivative terms: Expensive
Antonyms: Inexpensiveness
Definition of Expensiveness
1. Noun. The state of being expensive; entailing great expense. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Expensiveness
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Expensiveness
Literary usage of Expensiveness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Letters and Works of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu by Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (1837)
"At one and the same time, they shew that love of expensiveness, so universal
among the Greeks, and an inclination to the Dutch frugality. ..."
2. A Treatise on the Law of Telegraph and Telephone Companies: Including by Sidney Walter Jones (1916)
"Same continued—expensiveness of easement. 104. Same continued—new use of the
easement 105. Same continued—upholding same—on highways same rule. 106. ..."
3. An Enquiry Into the Duties of Men in the Higher and Middle Classes of by Thomas Gisborne (1824)
"There is yet another subject to which I have already had occasion briefly to
advert,— the expensiveness of Elections, particularly if contested. ..."
4. The Great Harmonia: Being a Philosophical Revelation of the Natural by Andrew Jackson Davis (1865)
"... Expensiveness OF ERROR IN RELIGION, "When from the lips of truth one mighty
breath Shall, like a whirlwind, scatter in its breeze The whole dark pile of ..."
5. The Autobiography, Times, Opinions, and Contemporaries of Sir Egerton by Sir Egerton Brydges (1834)
"... his occasional enjoyments derived from literature—His neighbours not
literary—Expensiveness of his establishment—" Castle Rack-rent"—Infatuation—These ..."
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