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inexpensiveness

inexpensiveness

3.6
A low price that many people can afford
  • noun
  • /ˌɪnɪkˈspɛnsɪvnəs/
translation icon : económica
  • Because of its light weight and inexpensiveness, this method of display was much in vogue in post-World War II exhibition design.

Examples

  • The inexpensiveness of the new smartphone makes it accessible to a wider range of customers.

  • And if you can make a 20 lb. bike for cheap, how light would it be if you optimized for weight and performance instead of inexpensiveness?

    Blog text (1)

  • The inexpensiveness of Southern California rockfish and inshore freelance fishing should be emphasized in CPFV marketing.

    Academic text (1990)

  • These virtues may be quite difficult to acquire because of the nature of activities on the internet—speed, ease, and inexpensiveness.

    Blog text (5)

  • Many people are drawn to the inexpensiveness of public transportation compared to owning a car.

  • The inexpensiveness of generic brands allows consumers to save money on everyday purchases.

Synonyms

low price
vsinexpensiveness
52 1.0

A cost lower than normal that makes something affordable

is the quality of costing little rather than a specific measured amount
affordability
vsinexpensiveness
20 3.4

The state of being cheap enough for people to buy

is the general quality of costing little rather than ability to pay
cheapness
vsinexpensiveness
1 1.1

A state when something is sold at a low price

is the broad quality of costing little rather than comparing to a standard

Antonyms

expensiveness
5.8

A high price that makes something hard to buy

How Expensive

affordability
20 3.4
inexpensiveness
3.6
cheapness
1 1.1

Surface Forms

inexpensiveness singular
inexpensivenesses plural

Morphology

inexpensiveness = inexpensive (transparent) = in + expense + ive + ness

This is a regular noun formation from the adjective 'inexpensive', meaning the quality or state of being inexpensive.

Etymology

Inexpensiveness starts with in- meaning 'not' and contains expensive, which is related to expense meaning 'cost' or 'money spent', like when you 'spend' money. So inexpensiveness is the quality of being 'not expensive', that is, being low cost or affordable.