preciousness

Noun
Synonyms: costlinessdearnessinvaluablenesspricelessnessvaluablenesspreciosity

Open English WordNet

Noun (3)

  1. the quality possessed by something with a great price or valueSynonyms: costlinessdearnessType of expensiveness
  2. the positive quality of being precious and beyond valueSynonyms: invaluablenesspricelessnessvaluablenessType of valueKinds gold
  3. the quality of being fastidious or excessively refinedSynonyms: preciosityType of affectedness

Related words precious adjective

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Pre′cious·ness noun

The quality or state of being precious; costliness; dearness.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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