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cheapness

noun
/ˈtʃiːpnəs/UK

Etymology

From cheap + -ness.

  1. derived from caupō
  2. inherited from *kaupōną✻
  3. inherited from *kaupōn✻
  4. inherited from ċēapian — “to buy, bargain, trade”
  5. inherited from chepen
  6. inherited from *kaup✻
  7. inherited from cēap — “trade, market, value”
  8. inherited from chep
  9. suffixed as cheapness — “cheap + ness”

Definitions

  1. The state or character trait of being cheap (stingy).

    • His cheapness was legendary; he refused to use candles or lamps, not to reduce the risk of fire but rather to save a penny.
    • Her mother, in 1684, retiring with'her daughter, for cheapness, to some place in Surrey, (she does not tell us where,) became acquainted with Dr. Glisson […]
    • Mrs. Jallatt didn't study cheapness, but somehow she generally attained it.

  2. The state or characteristic of being cheap (whether inexpensive, poorly made, or both).

    • It seems to me that whoever at the Department of Transport or the train operating companies, or both, is specifying the standard of seats these days has taken leave of their senses and opted for cheapness over comfort.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for cheapness. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA