Word Study
preciousness
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun preciousness has 3 senses
- preciousness(n = noun.attribute) costliness, dearness - the quality possessed by something with a great price or value; Array is a kind of expensiveness
- preciousness(n = noun.attribute) invaluableness, pricelessness, valuableness - the positive quality of being precious and beyond value; Array is a kind of value
- preciousness(n = noun.attribute) preciosity - the quality of being fastidious or excessively refined; Array is a kind of affectedness
Derived form adjective precious2
has particulars: gold
Derived form adjective precious1
Derived form adjective precious4
CIDE DICTIONARY
preciousness, n.
The quality or state of being precious; costliness; dearness. [1913 Webster]
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