preciousness

Variant of precious

precious definition

pre·cious (pres̸h′əs)

adjective

  1. of great price or value; costly
  2. of great desirability; held in high esteem precious rights
  3. beloved; dear
  4. very fastidious, overrefined, or affected, as in behavior, language, etc.
  5. very great a precious liar

Etymology: ME < OFr precios < L pretiosus < pretium, price

adverb

Informal very

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