preciousness
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- noun
- /ˈprɛʃəsnəs/
:
preciosidad
- But whatever you do, however seemingly ordinary, you can feel the preciousness of life.
- the preciousness of life
Was that that this was a springboard into gratitude, just gratitude for the preciousness of our lives.
- Was that that this was a springboard into gratitude, just gratitude for the preciousness of our lives.
- Be conscious also of the the preciousness of the air.
- It really, it punctuates the the preciousness of life by living on that edge in a certain way.
- Like, like, doesn't that undermine or denigrate like the, the preciousness of the experience that I'm having here right now?
Examples
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All of these experiences underscore the preciousness of the short lives we have to live.
Blog text (9) -
The preciousness of friendship becomes clear during difficult times.
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In other words, to a "conservative," the preciousness of human life ends at birth.
Blog text (3) -
Be conscious also of the the preciousness of the air.
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One connection, I repeat, is to indicate the preciousness of the faith one holds.
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Through his memory we realize the extreme precariousness and preciousness of life.
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Her specificity implies the preciousness of the time they shared.
Fiction book (1996) -
Was that that this was a springboard into gratitude, just gratitude for the preciousness of our lives.
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Some people sleep with their children so that they can glance over at any given moment in the night and bask in the preciousness of their sleeping offspring.
Blog text (28) -
Learning much more than how to effectively plan and carry out tutoring sessions, my students gained a perspective on life and its preciousness that could not have been possible without experiencing how one can teach outside the confines of a school.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
The quality of having worth or importance
Great value or quality that people admire
A quality of being priceless and very useful
A value so great that it cannot be measured in money
Antonyms
How Valuable
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Preciousness comes from the Latin word pretium, meaning 'price', and it shares the same root as the English word price, so something called precious was originally 'high in price' and preciousness therefore means the quality of being very valuable or cherished.