CHEAPNESS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cheapness mean? 

• CHEAPNESS (noun)
  The noun CHEAPNESS has 2 senses:

1. a price below the standard price

2. tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar

  Familiarity information: CHEAPNESS used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CHEAPNESS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A price below the standard price

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

bargain rate; cheapness; cut price; cut rate

Hypernyms ("cheapness" is a kind of...):

inexpensiveness (the quality of being affordable)

Derivation:

cheap (relatively low in price or charging low prices)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

cheapness; sleaze; tackiness; tat

Hypernyms ("cheapness" is a kind of...):

tastelessness (inelegance indicated by a lack of good taste)

Derivation:

cheap (embarrassingly stingy)

cheap (of very poor quality; flimsy)

cheap (tastelessly showy)

 Context examples 

The cheapness and vulgarity of it was nauseating, and Martin noted apathetically that he was not nauseated very much.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)