FromMiddle Englishpreciousnesse; equivalent toprecious +‎-ness.

preciousness (usuallyuncountable,pluralpreciousnesses)

1. The condition of beingprecious.
   • 2006,Alexis Wright,Carpentaria, Constable (2009), page197:

     In a fascinating growth, when thepreciousness of the new fades with no one noticing, the room had changed, evolving into something else.

• supercession

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