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Definitions for precious
ˈprɛʃ əspre·cious
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word precious.
Princeton's WordNet
cherished, precious, treasured, wantedadjective
characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
"a cherished friend"; "children are precious"; "a treasured heirloom"; "so good to feel wanted"
preciousadjective
of high worth or cost
"diamonds, sapphires, rubies, and emeralds are precious stones"
valued, preciousadjective
held in great esteem for admirable qualities especially of an intrinsic nature
"a valued friend"; "precious memories"
cute, preciousadverb
obviously contrived to charm
"an insufferably precious performance"; "a child with intolerably cute mannerisms"
precious, preciouslyadverb
extremely
"there is precious little time left"
Wiktionary
preciousnoun
someone (or something) who is loved; a darling
Etymology: From precious, from precios, from pretiosus, from pretium; see price.
preciousadverb
used as an intensifier
There is precious little we can do.
Etymology: From precious, from precios, from pretiosus, from pretium; see price.
preciousadjective
of high value or worth, or seemingly regarded as such
Etymology: From precious, from precios, from pretiosus, from pretium; see price.
preciousadjective
regarded with love or tenderness.
Etymology: From precious, from precios, from pretiosus, from pretium; see price.
preciousadjective
treated with too much reverence.
Etymology: From precious, from precios, from pretiosus, from pretium; see price.
preciousadjective
contrived to be cute or charming
Etymology: From precious, from precios, from pretiosus, from pretium; see price.
Webster Dictionary
Preciousadjective
of great price; costly; as, a precious stone
Etymology: [OF. precious, precius, precios, F. prcieux, L. pretiosus, fr. pretium price, worth, value. See Price.]
Preciousadjective
of great value or worth; very valuable; highly esteemed; dear; beloved; as, precious recollections
Etymology: [OF. precious, precius, precios, F. prcieux, L. pretiosus, fr. pretium price, worth, value. See Price.]
Preciousadjective
particular; fastidious; overnice
Etymology: [OF. precious, precius, precios, F. prcieux, L. pretiosus, fr. pretium price, worth, value. See Price.]
Freebase
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
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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Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'precious' in Adjectives Frequency: #717
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of precious in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of precious in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of precious in a Sentence
To take a precious child from home, throw her in a dumpster like a piece of trash, is something only a very heartless person would do.
It is chiefly through books that we enjoy intercourse with superior minds, and these invaluable means of communication are in the reach of all. In the best books, great men talk to us, give us their most precious thoughts, and pour their souls into ours.
$177 billion is a big pay cheque that the world is missing out on - about half a percentage point of GDP of these countries, we have to stop wasting the world's most precious economic and social asset and ensure children thrive.
It was not an easy road, but it was not one I would trade because now I realize how precious everything is— that you can’t take a healthy baby for granted.
Ordinary riches can be stolen, real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things that cannot be taken from you.
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- ثمينArabic
- qiymətliAzerbaijani
- каштоўны, дарагіBelarusian
- скъп, ценен, скъпоцененBulgarian
- preciósCatalan, Valencian
- drahý, vzácný, drahocennýCzech
- dyrebar, kostbarDanish
- wertvoll, kostbarGerman
- πολύτιμος, επιτηδευμένοςGreek
- altvaloraEsperanto
- preciosoSpanish
- väärtuslikEstonian
- گرانبهاPersian
- kallisarvoinenFinnish
- précieuxFrench
- lómhar, luachmharIrish
- prìseil, luachmhorScottish Gaelic
- preciosoGalician
- क़ीमती, प्यारा, कीमतीHindi
- becses, drága, értékesHungarian
- թանկարժեքArmenian
- berhargaIndonesian
- dýrmæturIcelandic
- adorato, prezioso, unicoItalian
- יָקָרHebrew
- 大切, 貴重なJapanese
- ძვირფასიGeorgian
- асыл, гауһарKazakh
- ដ៏មានតម្លៃKhmer
- ಅತ್ಯಮೂಲ್ಯKannada
- 귀중한, 귀한Korean
- кымбаттуу, асылKyrgyz
- pretiosus, pretiosumLatin
- brangusLithuanian
- dārgsLatvian
- marihiMāori
- скап, скапоценMacedonian
- үнэгэнMongolian
- मूल्यवानMarathi
- prezzjużMaltese
- အဖိုးတန်Burmese
- dyrebarNorwegian
- waardevol, kostbaarDutch
- dyrebarNorwegian
- preciósOccitan
- drogi, drogocenny, cennyPolish
- preciosoPortuguese
- prețiosRomanian
- драгоценный, дорогой, ценныйRussian
- drag, dragocen, драг, драгоценSerbo-Croatian
- drahý, vzácnySlovak
- dragocenSlovene
- i çmuarAlbanian
- dyrbarSwedish
- விலைமதிப்பற்றTamil
- అమూల్యమైనTelugu
- қиматбаҳо, гаронбаҳоTajik
- มีประโยชน์, มีค่า, ล้ำค่าThai
- gymmatbahaTurkmen
- değerliTurkish
- дорогий, коштовний, дорогоціннийUkrainian
- قیمتیUrdu
- qimmat, qimmatbahoUzbek
- quý, quý báu, quíVietnamese
- טייַערYiddish
- 珍貴Chinese
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