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cheapness

noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈtʃiːpnəs/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -iːpnəs
  • CMU ARPABET: CH IY1 P N AH0 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Examples

  • His cheapness was legendary; he refused to use candles or lamps, not to reduce the risk of fire but rather to save a penny.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: frugality, meanness, miserliness, niggardliness, parsimony, stinginess, thriftiness, tightness

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

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

Synonym of shoddiness.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Examples

  • The cheapness of the manufacturing is insulting. [the product is poorly made]

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: shoddiness

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

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

Synonym of inexpensiveness; affordability.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Examples

  • The cheapness of the offerings is amazing. [the prices are surprisingly good]

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: inexpensiveness

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: tackiness, tat, sleaze

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: tastelessness

6

noun

Meaning 6

a price below the standard price

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bargain rate, cut rate, cut price

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: inexpensiveness

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English cheap Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English cheapness From cheap + -ness.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: رُخْص (ruḵṣ) — state of being cheap
  • Finnish: halpuus — state of being cheap
  • Greek: φτήνια (ftínia) — state of being cheap
  • Hindi: सस्तापन (sastāpan) — state of being cheap
  • Hindi: सस्ताई (sastāī) — state of being cheap
  • Latvian: lētums — state of being cheap
  • Russian: дешеви́зна (deševízna) — state of being cheap
  • Spanish: baratura — state of being cheap
  • Turkish: ucuzluk — state of being cheap
  • Ottoman Turkish: اوجوزلق (ucuzluk) — state of being cheap