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Definitions for precious
ˈprɛʃ əspre·cious
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage 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
preciousadverb
used as an intensifier
There is precious little we can do.
preciousadjective
of high value or worth, or seemingly regarded as such
preciousadjective
regarded with love or tenderness.
preciousadjective
treated with too much reverence.
preciousadjective
contrived to be cute or charming
Etymology: From precious, from precios, from pretiosus, from pretium; see price.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
PRECIOUSadjective
Etymology: precieux, Fr. pretiosus, Lat.
Many things, which are most precious, are neglected only because the value of them lieth hid. Richard Hooker.
I cannot but remember such things were,
That were most precious to me. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.Why in that rawness left you wife and children,
Those precious motives, those strong knots of love,
Without leave taking? William Shakespeare, Macbeth.I never saw
Such precious deeds in one that promis’d nought
But begg’ry and poor luck. William Shakespeare, Cymbeline.These virtues are the hidden beauties of a soul, which make it lovely and precious in his sight, from whom no secrets are concealed. Joseph Addison, Spectator.
Let none admire
That riches grow in hell; that soil may best
Deserve the precious bane. John Milton.More of the same kind, concerning these precious saints amongst the Turks, may be seen in Pietro della valle. John Locke.
Wikipedia
Precious
Precious is a song by Annie Lennox. It was released as the second single from her debut solo album, Diva, in 1992 and peaked at number 23 in the UK. The B-side, Step by Step, was later covered by Whitney Houston for the soundtrack of her 1996 film, The Preacher's Wife, and became a top 10 hit. This track is unrelated to the B-Side track by Eurythmics of the same name.
ChatGPT
precious
Precious generally refers to something that is highly valued, cherished, or considered of great importance. It can be used to describe something rare, valuable, or sentimental in nature, often associated with inherent beauty, uniqueness, or significance. Precious items or qualities are often treated with care, protection, and esteem.
Webster Dictionary
Preciousadjective
of great price; costly; as, a precious stone
Preciousadjective
of great value or worth; very valuable; highly esteemed; dear; beloved; as, precious recollections
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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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
PRECIOUS
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Precious is ranked #113155 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Precious surname appeared 155 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Precious.
80.6% or 125 total occurrences were White.
9.6% or 15 total occurrences were Black.
6.4% or 10 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
British National Corpus
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
It is said that a nation is judged by how it treats its most precious resource. I believe our most precious resources are our children, we cannot rest until all the children are reunited with their loved ones and beyond that, we must work together to make sure all refugees are treated with dignity and respect in the future.
Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time.
I have realized so keenly how valuable my family is, how precious it is to me, family is a precious gift from God. I would like to tell my family I love them so much.
It is extending the precious right and responsibility of voting, which should be available only to citizens who have pledged their allegiance to the United States of America. It extends that precious right to non-citizens who are here from other countries and it even extends the voting rights to people who are here illegally.
Peace is precious to us. It is the way of life we strive for with all the strength and wisdom we possess. But more precious than peace are freedom and justice. We will fight, if fight we must, to keep our freedom and to prevent justice from being destroyed.
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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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