Preciousness

pre·cious  (prshs)

adj.

1. Of high cost or worth; valuable.

2. Highly esteemed; cherished.

3. Dear; beloved.

4. Affectedly dainty or overrefined: precious mannerisms.

5. Informal Thoroughgoing; unmitigated: a precious mess.

n.

One who is dear or beloved; a darling.

adv.

Used as an intensive: "He had precious little right to complain" (James Agee).

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[Middle English, from Old French precios, from Latin pretisus, from pretium, price; see per-⁵ in Indo-European roots.]

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precious·ly adv.

precious·ness n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	preciousness - the quality possessed by something with a great price or value costliness, dearness expensiveness - the quality of being high-priced
	2.	preciousness - the positive quality of being precious and beyond value invaluableness, pricelessness, valuableness value - the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable; "the Shakespearean Shylock is of dubious value in the modern world" gold - something likened to the metal in brightness or preciousness or superiority etc.; "the child was as good as gold"; "she has a heart of gold"
	3.	preciousness - the quality of being fastidious or excessively refined preciosity affectedness - the quality of being false or artificial (as to impress others)