preciousness

English

Etymology

From Middle English preciousnesse; equivalent to precious +‎ -ness.

Noun

preciousness (usually uncountable, plural preciousnesses)

  1. The condition of being precious.
    • 2006, Alexis Wright, Carpentaria, Constable (2009), page 197:
      In a fascinating growth, when the preciousness of the new fades with no one noticing, the room had changed, evolving into something else.

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