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pricelessness

pricelessness

6.5
A value so great that it cannot be measured in money
  • noun
  • /ˈpraɪsləsnəs/
translation icon : inestimable
  • Many believe that the pricelessness of art lies in its emotional impact rather than its market value.

Examples

  • Once the minimum upset bid (confidentially, pricelessness was defined in the papers as $50,000) had been reached, the sale was to be considered final unless they bid themselves and paid Barkely's ten percent commission.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • The pricelessness of a loved one's presence cannot be measured in money.

  • That does more than imply the pricelessness of celestial capital.

    Academic text (2017)

  • Now, what none of these evil one-percenters know is that upstairs, locked away in a secret vault, Dr. Shirtless has in his possession an ancient piece of pricelessness that I like to call… Cleopatra's second egg.

    Red Notice (2021)

  • The pricelessness of childhood memories often makes them more valuable than any material possession.

Synonyms

worth
vspricelessness
149 1.5

A quality that makes something valuable or useful

is narrower and stronger, meaning extremely valuable and not assignable a price
preciousness
vspricelessness
3 5.2

A quality of being very valuable and much loved

is more about extreme value that cannot be measured in money
invaluableness
vspricelessness
8.2

A quality of being priceless and very useful

is the same idea but stresses impossibility of assigning a money value
valuableness
vspricelessness
6.6

The quality of having worth or importance

is stronger, meaning extremely valuable and not measurable in money

Antonyms

worthlessness
3 6.3

A feeling that you have no value or importance

How Valuable

pricelessness
6.5
preciousness
3 5.2
value
∞ 1.3

Surface Forms

pricelessness singular
pricelessnesses plural

Morphology

pricelessness = priceless (transparent) = price + less + ness

Formed from the adjective 'priceless' with the noun-forming suffix '-ness'; the adjectival sense 'without price/invaluable' is directly understandable from 'price' + '-less'.

Etymology

Pricelessness comes from price ('what something costs') plus -less ('without') and -ness ('state of'), so it literally says being 'without a price' and helps you remember that something with pricelessness is too valuable to measure in money.