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1. (adj.) precious
of high price or great value:
precious metals.
2. precious
highly esteemed for some nonmaterial quality:
precious memories.
3. precious
dear; beloved:
a precious child.
4. precious
designating a stone or crystal, esp. a diamond, ruby, sapphire, or emerald, valued as rare and beautiful, used in jewelry.
5. precious
affectedly or excessively refined.
6. precious
flagrant; gross:
a precious fool.
7. (n.) precious
a dearly beloved person; darling.
8. (adv.) precious
extremely; very:
We have precious little time.
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME preciose (< OF precios) < L pretiōsus costly, valuable =preti(um)price , value +-ōsus -ous)
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1. (adj) cherished, precious, treasured, wanted
characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
"a cherished friend"; "children are precious"; "a treasured heirloom"; "so good to feel wanted"
2. (adj) precious
of high worth or cost
"diamonds, sapphires, rubies, and emeralds are precious stones"
3. (adj) valued, precious
held in great esteem for admirable qualities especially of an intrinsic nature
"a valued friend"; "precious memories"
4. (adverb) cute, precious
obviously contrived to charm
"an insufferably precious performance"; "a child with intolerably cute mannerisms"
5. (adverb) precious, preciously
extremely
"there is precious little time left"
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1. (adjective) precious
(of a supply) very important and likely to be used up
in the desert where water is precious; Don't waste precious resources.
2. precious
special and deeply loved
my precious boy; precious memories
3. precious
valuable and rare
precious metals
4. (adverb) precious
precious little/few
emphasizes how little or few of sth there are
She has precious little money to spend on luxuries.
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1. (adj) precious
of great price; costly; as, a precious stone
2. (adj) precious
of great value or worth; very valuable; highly esteemed; dear; beloved; as, precious recollections
3. (adj) precious
particular; fastidious; overnice
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Sense: of great value
precious jewels.
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 Afrikaans: waardevol |
 Arabic: ثَمين |
 Bulgarian: скъпоценен |
 Brazilian: precioso |
 Czech: drahocenný |
 German: kostbar |
 Danish: kostbar |
 Greek: πολύτιμος |
 Spanish: precioso |
 Estonian: väärtuslik |
 Farsi: گرانبها |
 Finnish: arvokas |
 French: précieux |
 Hebrew: יָקָר |
 Hindi: मूल्यवान |
 Croatian: dragocjen |
 Hungarian: értékes |
 Indonesian: tak ternilai, sangat berh |
 Icelandic: dÿrmætur |
 Italian: prezioso |
 Japanese: 高価な |
 Korean: 귀중한 |
 Lithuanian: brangus |
 Latvian: dārgs; vērtīgs |
 Malay: sangat berharga |
 Dutch: kostbaar |
 Norwegian: kostbar, verdifull; elske |
 Polish: (drogo)cenny |
 Persian: گرانبها |
 Pashto: ګران، با ارزښت |
 Portuguese: precioso |
 Romanian: preţios |
 Russian: драгоценный |
 Slovak: drahocenný |
 Slovenian: dragocen |
 Serbian: dragocen |
 Swedish: dyrbar, värdefull |
 Thai: ล้ำค่า |
 Turkish: çok değerli |
 Taiwanese: 寶貴的 |
 Ukrainian: дорогоцінний, коштовний |
 Urdu: قيمتي |
 Vietnamese: quý giá |
 Chinese: 宝贵的 |
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