Bible Dictionaries
Dearness

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) The quality or state of being dear; costliness; excess of price.

(2):

(n.) Fondness; preciousness; love; tenderness.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Dearness'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​d/dearness.html. 1828.