Definition of "cheapness"

cheapness

/ˈtʃiːpnəs/

noun
usually uncountable, plural cheapnesses
1. (of a person) The state or character trait of being cheap (stingy).
  Quotations
  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 […]
  1800, Edmond Malone, The Critical and Miscellaneous Prose Works of John Dryden
  Mrs. Jallatt didn't study cheapness, but somehow she generally attained it.
  1910, Saki [pseudonym; Hector Hugh Munro], “The Strategist”, in Reginald in Russia and Other Sketches, London: Methuen & Co. […], page 85
  He was also interested in the cost of book production, as can be seen in his article on the cheapness of papyrus as a writing material.
  2004, James Keith Elliott, The Collected Biblical Writings of T.C. Skeat
2. (of a product) The state or characteristic of being cheap (whether inexpensive, poorly made, or both).
  Quotations
  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.
  2023 July 26, Pip Dunn, “Merseyrail '777s' are OK for passengers”, in RAIL, number 988, page 60
  1. Synonym of shoddiness; chintziness.
  2. Synonym of affordability.