preciousness en · NOUN
Etymology
From Middle English preciousnesse; equivalent to precious + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The state or condition of being precious.
In a fascinating growth, when the preciousness of the new fades with no one noticing, the room had changed, evolving into something else.
2006, Alexis Wright, Carpentaria, Constable (2009), page 197:By way of love's express / Sending this message out to you / With time and preciousness / Hopin', prayin', oh, it's got to get through
1977, Ashford & Simpson, “By Way of Love's Express”, in Send It:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| preciousnesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (15)
ga luachmhaireacht (the condition of being precious) · it preziosità (the condition of being precious) · sh драго̀цено̄ст (the condition of being precious) · fr mignardise (the condition of being precious) · nl kostbaarheid (the condition of being precious) · sh dragòcjenōst (the condition of being precious) · de Kostbarkeit (the condition of being precious) · sh драго̀цјено̄ст (the condition of being precious) · es preciosidad (the condition of being precious) · osx diuritha (the condition of being precious) · mk скапоценост (the condition of being precious) · af kosbaarheid (the condition of being precious) · sh dragòcenōst (the condition of being precious) · es preciosura (the condition of being precious) · fr préciosité (the condition of being precious)