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Showing words for PRECIOUS using the English dictionary
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Definitions for Precious
[1] of high price or great value; very valuable or costly: precious metals.
[2] highly esteemed for some spiritual, nonmaterial, or moral quality: precious memories.
[3] dear; beloved: a precious child.
[4] affectedly or excessively delicate, refined, or nice: precious manners.
[5] flagrant; gross: a precious fool.
[6] a dearly beloved person; darling.
[7] extremely; very: She wastes precious little time.
[8] beloved; dear; cherished
[9] very costly or valuable
[10] held in high esteem, esp in moral or spiritual matters
[11] very fastidious or affected, as in speech, manners, etc
[12] informal worthless you and your precious ideas!
[13] informal (intensifier) there's precious little left
Words related to Precious
beloved, darling, dear, inestimable, loved, pet, adored, cherished, dearest, idolized, prized, treasured, choice, costly, exquisite, fine, high-priced, invaluable, priceless, rich
Words nearby Precious
precession, precession of the equinoxes, precinct, precincts, preciosity, precious, precious coral, precious few, precious metal, precious moonstone, precious opal
Origin of Precious
1250–1300; Middle English preciose (< Old French precios ) < Latin pretiōsus costly, valuable, equivalent to preti(um ) price, value + -ōsus -ous
Other words from Precious
pre·cious·ly , adverb
pre·cious·ness , noun
non·pre·cious , adjective
non·pre·cious·ly , adverb
non·pre·cious·ness , noun
un·pre·cious , adjective
un·pre·cious·ly , adverb
un·pre·cious·ness , noun
Word origin for Precious
C13: from Old French precios, from Latin pretiōsus valuable, from pretium price, value
Synonyms for Precious
adored, beloved, cherished, darling, dear, dearest, idolized, inestimable, loved, pet, prized, treasured