The quality or state of being without expense; freedom from cost.
Stacks the '-less' suffix (meaning without) with the '-ness' suffix (creating an abstract noun), both Old English in origin. This double-suffix pattern shows English morphological productivity.
This word technically means 'the quality of being without cost,' but it's so clunky that nobody says it—we just say 'affordability' or 'being free.' It's a reminder that just because you can build a word doesn't mean you should.
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