preciousnessn.

Brit.

/ˈprɛʃəsnəs/, U.S.

/ˈprɛʃəsnəs/

Forms: see precious adj., adv., and n. and -ness suffix; also Middle English precyownesse (transmission error).

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: precious adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < precious adj. + -ness suffix. Compare slightly later precioushead n., preciosity n.

a. The quality of being precious; costliness; great value. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > worth > [noun]

worthOE

worthfulnessOE

price?c1225

savour?c1225

aughtshipc1275

dearworthinessc1325

worthiness1372

preciousnessc1390

richesa1400

preciosity1402

valeur1433

valurec1440

preciousheadc1450

vail1471

paragea1475

valour?a1475

availa1522

vailance1532

validity1593

carat1600

condignity1605

valiant1606

esteeming1609

self-worth1610

telling1636

valuableness?1649

worthship1664

treasurableness1898

c1390 G. Chaucer Parson's Tale 446 Pride of the table appeereth..eek in to gret preciousnesse [v.rr. preciousenesse; coste] of vessel.

?a1425 (c1380) G. Chaucer tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. ii. met. v. 42 He that first dalf up the gobbettes or the weyghtes of gold..he dalf up a precious peril; for-why, for the preciousnesse of swich thyng hath many man ben in peril.

Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 412 Preciowsnesse [?a1475 Winch. Precyownesse], preciositas.

a1500 ( J. Yonge tr. Secreta Secret. (Rawl.) (1898) 4 (MED) Beaute and preciousenes of þe clothis liȝtenith and gladdith the spiritte of man.

a1527 R. Thorne in R. Hakluyt Divers Voy. (1582) sig. B4 The preciousnesse of these thinges is measured after the distance that is betweene vs, and the things that we haue appetite vnto.

c1660 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1644 (1955) II. 181 The Font & Pulpit..is of inestimable value for the preciousnesse of the materials.

1708 Ess. Establish'd Church & State i. 15 Would they..discourse of the Weight of an Oath Lawfully taken..and of the Preciousness of a good Name.

1715 R. South 12 Serm. IV. 292 The Preciousness of Gospel-Dispensations.

1797 T. Morton Cure for Heart-ache ii. ii. 36 Do you consider the preciousness of a legislator's life? ‘A county suffers when a Member bleeds.’

1836 E. C. Jones Student of Padua p. vi He is neither so wise as to underrate the preciousness of worldly honor, nor so insane as to build the castle of his happiness on the ‘baseless fabric’ of such a dream.

1877 C. Boutell in Encycl. Brit. VI. 454/2 In the best period of Greek art,..the Jewellery is of value according to its workmanship; but in later times preciousness of material determined the value.

1908 E. F. Benson Climber 71 She almost hoped that what Lucia had to tell her was very bad indeed: it would add preciousness to her confidence.

1995 Metalsmith Winter 39 Is the preciousness of the material supposed to relate to the images painted on it?

b. The quality of having rare beauty or excellence.

ΚΠ

1598 F. Meres Palladis Tamia 281 Drayton is termed Golden-mouth'd, for the purity and pretiousnesse of his stile and phrase.

1638 R. Brathwait Surv. Hist. 41 Where he might have consumed the City with fire, spared it for the preciousnesse and accurate workmanship of that Table.

1870 J. Ruskin Lect. Art vii. 176 In some birds..the colour nearly reaches a floral preciousness.

2002 Time Out 2 Jan. 42/2 Details like the raw-edging and delicate wooden wedge heels on soft petrol-blue leather boots lend a preciousness that is rare in footwear.

†2. That which is precious. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

c1475 Wisdom (Folger) (1969) 33 (MED) Wysdom ys better þan all worldly precyosnes.

3. Affected refinement, fastidiousness; = preciosity n. 3.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > affected behaviour or affectation > [noun] > affected delicacy

briding1566

mincedness1583

finicality1594

mignardise1603

mincing1623

finicalness1675

daintification1780

gingerliness1842

finicism1844

mincingness1853

preciosity1867

preciousness1884

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > ornateness > [noun] > euphuism or preciousness

euphuism1592

quaintness1603

miminy-piminy1818

preciosity1867

preciousness1884

1884 Harper's Mag. Oct. 800/2 At this stage of our literature, it is wiser to turn..away from ‘preciousness’ of every kind.

1927 Contemp. Rev. July 59 M. Valéry's poetics have been accused of hermetism and of preciousness.

1953 L. Gurko Heroes, Highbrows, & Popular Mind i. i. 24 The intellectual..suffers from certain occupational diseases:..a certain preciousness of attitude with regard to practical problems.

1991 Classic CD Dec. 69/2 There is a lack of preciousness, particularly when playing his own works.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	preciousness
释义	preciousnessn. Brit. /ˈprɛʃəsnəs/, U.S. /ˈprɛʃəsnəs/ Forms: see precious adj., adv., and n. and -ness suffix; also Middle English precyownesse (transmission error). Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: precious adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < precious adj. + -ness suffix. Compare slightly later precioushead n., preciosity n. 1. a. The quality of being precious; costliness; great value. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > worth > [noun] worthOE worthfulnessOE price?c1225 savour?c1225 aughtshipc1275 dearworthinessc1325 worthiness1372 preciousnessc1390 richesa1400 preciosity1402 valeur1433 valurec1440 preciousheadc1450 vail1471 paragea1475 valour?a1475 availa1522 vailance1532 validity1593 carat1600 condignity1605 valiant1606 esteeming1609 self-worth1610 telling1636 valuableness?1649 worthship1664 treasurableness1898 c1390 G. Chaucer Parson's Tale 446 Pride of the table appeereth..eek in to gret preciousnesse [v.rr. preciousenesse; coste] of vessel. ?a1425 (c1380) G. Chaucer tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. ii. met. v. 42 He that first dalf up the gobbettes or the weyghtes of gold..he dalf up a precious peril; for-why, for the preciousnesse of swich thyng hath many man ben in peril. Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 412 Preciowsnesse [?a1475 Winch. Precyownesse], preciositas. a1500 ( J. Yonge tr. Secreta Secret. (Rawl.) (1898) 4 (MED) Beaute and preciousenes of þe clothis liȝtenith and gladdith the spiritte of man. a1527 R. Thorne in R. Hakluyt Divers Voy. (1582) sig. B4 The preciousnesse of these thinges is measured after the distance that is betweene vs, and the things that we haue appetite vnto. c1660 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1644 (1955) II. 181 The Font & Pulpit..is of inestimable value for the preciousnesse of the materials. 1708 Ess. Establish'd Church & State i. 15 Would they..discourse of the Weight of an Oath Lawfully taken..and of the Preciousness of a good Name. 1715 R. South 12 Serm. IV. 292 The Preciousness of Gospel-Dispensations. 1797 T. Morton Cure for Heart-ache ii. ii. 36 Do you consider the preciousness of a legislator's life? ‘A county suffers when a Member bleeds.’ 1836 E. C. Jones Student of Padua p. vi He is neither so wise as to underrate the preciousness of worldly honor, nor so insane as to build the castle of his happiness on the ‘baseless fabric’ of such a dream. 1877 C. Boutell in Encycl. Brit. VI. 454/2 In the best period of Greek art,..the Jewellery is of value according to its workmanship; but in later times preciousness of material determined the value. 1908 E. F. Benson Climber 71 She almost hoped that what Lucia had to tell her was very bad indeed: it would add preciousness to her confidence. 1995 Metalsmith Winter 39 Is the preciousness of the material supposed to relate to the images painted on it? b. The quality of having rare beauty or excellence. ΚΠ 1598 F. Meres Palladis Tamia 281 Drayton is termed Golden-mouth'd, for the purity and pretiousnesse of his stile and phrase. 1638 R. Brathwait Surv. Hist. 41 Where he might have consumed the City with fire, spared it for the preciousnesse and accurate workmanship of that Table. 1870 J. Ruskin Lect. Art vii. 176 In some birds..the colour nearly reaches a floral preciousness. 2002 Time Out 2 Jan. 42/2 Details like the raw-edging and delicate wooden wedge heels on soft petrol-blue leather boots lend a preciousness that is rare in footwear. †2. That which is precious. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ c1475 Wisdom (Folger) (1969) 33 (MED) Wysdom ys better þan all worldly precyosnes. 3. Affected refinement, fastidiousness; = preciosity n. 3. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > affected behaviour or affectation > [noun] > affected delicacy briding1566 mincedness1583 finicality1594 mignardise1603 mincing1623 finicalness1675 daintification1780 gingerliness1842 finicism1844 mincingness1853 preciosity1867 preciousness1884 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > ornateness > [noun] > euphuism or preciousness euphuism1592 quaintness1603 miminy-piminy1818 preciosity1867 preciousness1884 1884 Harper's Mag. Oct. 800/2 At this stage of our literature, it is wiser to turn..away from ‘preciousness’ of every kind. 1927 Contemp. Rev. July 59 M. Valéry's poetics have been accused of hermetism and of preciousness. 1953 L. Gurko Heroes, Highbrows, & Popular Mind i. i. 24 The intellectual..suffers from certain occupational diseases:..a certain preciousness of attitude with regard to practical problems. 1991 Classic CD Dec. 69/2 There is a lack of preciousness, particularly when playing his own works. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1390
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