valuablenessn.

?1649 H. Hammond Of Reasonableness Christian Relig. iv. §18. 118 The Valuablenesse of the reward promised by Christ, and aspired to by Christians, infinitely above all other rewards.

1683 P. Lorrain tr. P. Muret Rites Funeral To Rdr. sig. 4 Which having said with regard to the valuableness of the Subject, I shall only add [etc.].

1721 T. Thomas Pref. Urry's Chaucer p. l The valuableness of it will appear by the use which has been made of it in the Glossary.

1768 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued I. ii. xxiv. 134 There lies a nearer way for good qualities to arrive at their valuableness.

1857 Nonconformist 1 Mar. 196/1 Our readers will easily perceive from these extracts both the character and valuableness of this volume.

1865 J. Grote Treat. Moral Ideals (1876) vi. 71 And then it may be that the valuableness of actions varies as their usefulness.

1907 C. H. Caffin Story Amer. Painting xiii. 301 It was not their mere appearance of valuableness per yard with which he concerned himself, but their sentiment of aesthetic suggestion.

1949 Jrnl. Amer. Musicol. Soc. 2 58/1 Factualness and valuableness are two sides of the coin scholarship deals with.

2007 P. North Money & Liberation ii. 26 States need not create money, but their legitimation is necessary if it is to have valuableness.