Definitions for precious
ˈprɛʃ əspre·cious

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. cherished, precious, treasured, wanted(adj)

   characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for

   "a cherished friend"; "children are precious"; "a treasured heirloom"; "so good to feel wanted"

2. precious(adj)

   of high worth or cost

   "diamonds, sapphires, rubies, and emeralds are precious stones"

3. valued, precious(adj)

   held in great esteem for admirable qualities especially of an intrinsic nature

   "a valued friend"; "precious memories"

4. cute, precious(adverb)

   obviously contrived to charm

   "an insufferably precious performance"; "a child with intolerably cute mannerisms"

5. precious, preciously(adverb)

   extremely

   "there is precious little time left"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. precious(Noun)

   someone (or something) who is loved; a darling

2. precious(Adverb)

   used as an intensifier

   There is precious little we can do.

3. precious(Adjective)

   of high value or worth, or seemingly regarded as such

4. precious(Adjective)

   regarded with love or tenderness.

5. precious(Adjective)

   treated with too much reverence.

6. precious(Adjective)

   contrived to be cute or charming

Origin: From precious, from precios, from pretiosus, from pretium; see price.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Precious(adj)

   of great price; costly; as, a precious stone

2. Precious(adj)

   of great value or worth; very valuable; highly esteemed; dear; beloved; as, precious recollections

3. Precious(adj)

   particular; fastidious; overnice

Origin: [OF. precious, precius, precios, F. prcieux, L. pretiosus, fr. pretium price, worth, value. See Price.]

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1. Precious

   Precious were a British girl group, comprising Louise Rose, Anya Lahiri, Sophie McDonnell, Kalli Clark-Sternberg and Jenny Frost. They first achieved fame as the UK's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest and went on to become a moderately popular act until the group disbanded in 2000.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Precious

   presh′us, adj. of great price or worth: costly: highly esteemed: worthless, contemptible (in irony): fastidious, overnice: (coll.) considerable: (B.) valuable because rare.—adv. (coll.) extremely.—n. Precios′ity, fastidiousness, affected overrefinement.—adv. Prec′iously.—ns. Prec′ious-met′al, a metal of great value, as gold or silver; Prec′iousness; Prec′ious-stone, a stone of value and beauty for ornamentation: a gem or jewel. [O. Fr. precios (Fr. précieux)—L. pretiosus—pretium, price.]

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British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'precious' in Adjectives Frequency: #717

How to pronounce precious?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of precious in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of precious in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of precious in a Sentence

1. Ashley Campbell:

   It was such precious time.

2. Khizr Khan:

   How precious is our freedom.

3. James Greenwood:

   Precious little lives are at stake.

4. Martha Singleterry:

   Pain is a very precious gift. Do not waste it.

5. Janvier Chouteu-Chando:

   A land is precious, but ours is to be revered.

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