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New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
preciousness
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Preciousness — Pre cious*ness, n. The quality or state of being precious; costliness; dearness. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 — 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
