Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun preciousness
3 senses of preciousness
Sense 1
costliness, dearness, preciousness -- (the quality possessed by something with a great price or value)
=> expensiveness -- (the quality of being high-priced)
Sense 2
invaluableness, preciousness, pricelessness, valuableness -- (the positive quality of being precious and beyond value)
=> value -- (the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable; "the Shakespearean Shylock is of dubious value in the modern world")
Sense 3
preciosity, preciousness -- (the quality of being fastidious or excessively refined)
=> affectedness -- (the quality of being false or artificial (as to impress others))