Dictionary definition of cheapness:

Noun 1. cheapness – a price below the standard price; bargain rate, cut price, cut rate. inexpensiveness – the quality of being affordable.

2. cheapness – tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar sleaze, tat, tackiness tastelessness – inelegance indicated by a lack of good taste.

Meat and Livestock Ad From Late 1800’s San Jose, Cal