NOUN | attribute | preciousness, costliness, dearness | the quality possessed by something with a great price / price or value |
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attribute | preciousness, invaluableness, pricelessness, valuableness | the positive quality of being precious and beyond value | |
attribute | preciousness, preciosity | the quality of being fastidious or excessively refined |
Meaning | The quality possessed by something with a great price / price or value. | |
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Synonyms | costliness, dearness | |
Broader | expensiveness | The quality of being high-priced |
Spanish | costosidad | |
Adjectives | precious | of high worth or cost |
Meaning | The positive quality of being precious and beyond value. | |
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Synonyms | invaluableness, pricelessness, valuableness | |
Narrower | gold | Something likened to the metal in brightness or preciousness or superiority etc. |
Broader | value | The quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable |
Spanish | preciosidad | |
Adjectives | precious | characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for |
Meaning | The quality of being fastidious or excessively refined. | |
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Synonym | preciosity | |
Broader | affectedness | The quality of being false or artificial (as to impress others) |
Spanish | preciosidad | |
Catalan | preciositat | |
Adjectives | precious | obviously contrived to charm |
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