noun
- The quality possessed by something with a great price or value.
- synonyms: costliness, dearness
- The positive quality of being precious and beyond value.
- synonyms: invaluableness, pricelessness, valuableness
- The quality of being fastidious or excessively refined.
- synonyms: preciosity
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