costliness

/'kɔstlinis/

Thân thiện

The costliness of the antique vase made it the centerpiece of the collection.

Definition

Noun: 1. The quality of being expensive; high monetary price: The state or characteristic of having a great price or requiring a large amount of money to acquire. 2. The quality of being valuable or precious: The state of having great worth or high value, often implying richness or sumptuousness. 3. The quality of involving great loss or sacrifice: The state of entailing severe detriment, damage, or negative consequence.

Usage and Examples

• The main costliness of the project was due to the rare materials required.
• They admired the costliness of the jewels, evident in their flawless cut and brilliance.
• The true costliness of the war was measured in human lives, not just currency.

Advanced Usage

• "costliness of living": Refers to the high expense associated with daily life and necessities in a particular area.
  • The rising costliness of living is a major concern for many families.
• In economic or formal analysis, costliness can describe the prohibitive expense of an action or policy.
  • The report highlighted the costliness of delaying infrastructure repairs.

Variants and Related Words

• Costly (adj): Having a high price; involving great loss or sacrifice.
  • A costly mistake; a costly piece of art.
• Cost (n/v): The price paid or required for something; to require a specified payment or sacrifice.

Synonyms

• Expensiveness: The quality of being high in price.
• Dearness: High cost (somewhat formal or dated).
• Sumptuousness: Impressive richness and luxury, often leading to high cost.

Antonyms

• Inexpensiveness: The quality of being low in price.
• Cheapness: Low cost, sometimes implying poor quality.
• Affordability: The quality of being within financial reach.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the quality possessed by something with a great price or value

Từ đồng nghĩa

• dearness
• preciousness