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preciousness

DEFINITIONS OF: preciousness

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n the quality possessed by something with a great price or value

Synonyms:
costliness, dearness
Type of:
expensiveness
the quality of being high-priced

n the positive quality of being precious and beyond value

Synonyms:
invaluableness, pricelessness, valuableness
Types:
gold
something likened to the metal in brightness or preciousness or superiority etc.
Type of:
value
the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable

n the quality of being fastidious or excessively refined

Synonyms:
preciosity
Type of:
affectedness
the quality of being false or artificial (as to impress others)
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