Preciousness

Preciousness
Preciousness Pre"cious*ness, n. The quality or state of being precious; costliness; dearness. [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • preciousness — index bombast Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • preciousness — preciosity, preciousness Preciosity is now virtually restricted to the meaning ‘over refinement in art or language, especially in the choice of words’, leaving preciousness as the noun corresponding to the general meanings of precious …   Modern English usage

  • preciousness — precious ► ADJECTIVE 1) having great value. 2) greatly loved or treasured. 3) ironic considerable: a precious lot you know! 4) derogatory affectedly concerned with elegant or refined language or manners. ● precious little (or few) Cf. ↑precious… …   English terms dictionary

  • preciousness — noun see precious I …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • preciousness — See preciously. * * * …   Universalium

  • preciousness — noun The condition of being precious; costliness …   Wiktionary

  • preciousness — pre·cious·ness || preʃəsnɪs n. expensiveness; pricelessness, being of an extremely high value; extreme fastidiousness, excessive fussiness …   English contemporary dictionary

  • preciousness — pre·cious·ness …   English syllables

  • preciousness — UK [ˈpreʃəsnəs] / US noun [uncountable] a way of speaking that does not sound natural because the person speaking is trying too hard to sound perfect …   English dictionary

  • preciousness — noun 1. the quality possessed by something with a great price or value • Syn: ↑costliness, ↑dearness • Derivationally related forms: ↑precious, ↑dear (for: ↑dearness), ↑costly …   Useful english dictionary

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