preciousness
noun
preciousness is spelled P-R-E-C-I-O-U-S-N-E-S-S: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 98,107th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, preciousness means “The state or condition of being precious” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of preciousness is preciousnesses.
How many letters and syllables are in preciousness?
| Letters | 12: P-R-E-C-I-O-U-S-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 98,107th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is preciousness?
Preciousness appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 98,107th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of preciousness
- preciousnesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does preciousness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state or condition of being precious.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Preciousness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the condition of being precious:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | préciosité, mignardise |
| German | Kostbarkeit |
| Spanish | preciosidad, preciosura |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does preciousness come from?
From Middle English preciousnesse; equivalent to precious + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).