preciousness (noun)

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

• 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

• 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 — 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

• precious — adjective 1》 having great value. 2》 greatly loved or treasured by someone. 3》 informal, chiefly ironic considerable: a precious lot you know! 4》 derogatory affectedly concerned with elegant or refined language or manners. noun a term of address… …   English new terms dictionary

• precious — 1 adjective 1 precious memories or possessions are important to you because they are connected with people you like or events in your life: The doll is very precious to me because it was my mother s. 2 something that is precious is valuable and… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• precious — /ˈprɛʃəs / (say preshuhs) adjective 1. of great price or value; valuable; costly: precious metals. 2. of great moral or spiritual worth. 3. dear or beloved. 4. egregious; arrant, or gross. 5. affectedly or excessively delicate, refined, or nice.… …  

• precious — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French precios, from Latin pretiosus, from pretium price more at price Date: 13th century 1. of great value or high price < precious jewels > 2. highly esteemed or cherished < a precious friend > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• 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 little …   English terms dictionary