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Synonyms for precious
ˈprɛʃ əspre·cious
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Wiktionary
preciousadjective
of high value or worth, or seemingly regarded as such
There is precious little we can do.
preciousadjective
contrived to be cute or charming
Synonyms:
saccharine, twee, syrupy
English Synonyms and Antonyms
precious
Unique is alone of its kind; rare is infrequent of its kind; great poems are rare; "Paradise Lost" is unique. To say of a thing that it is rare is simply to affirm that it is now seldom found, whether previously common or not; as, a rare old book; a rare word; to call a thing scarce implies that it was at some time more plenty, as when we say food or money is scarce. A particular fruit or coin may be rare; scarce applies to demand and use, and almost always to concrete things; to speak of virtue, genius, or heroism as scarce would be somewhat ludicrous. Rare has the added sense of precious, which is sometimes, but not necessarily, blended with that above given; as, a rare gem. Extraordinary, signifying greatly beyond the ordinary, is a neutral word, capable of a high and good sense or of an invidious, opprobrious, or contemptuous signification; as, extraordinary genius; extraordinary wickedness; an extraordinary assumption of power; extraordinary antics; an extraordinary statement is incredible without overwhelming proof.
See synonyms for GENERAL; NORMAL; USUAL.
Synonyms:
curious, extraordinary, incomparable, infrequent, odd, peculiar, rare, remarkable, scarce, singular, strange, uncommon, unique, unparalleled, unprecedented, unusual
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
precious
Synonyms:
dear, valuable, costly, cherished, treasured, beloved, estimable, of great valueAntonyms:
cheap, valueless, worthless, unvalued, disesteemed, unappreciated, vile
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"
Synonyms:
wanted, cute, treasured, cunning, valued, cherishedprecious, preciouslyadverb
extremely
"there is precious little time left"
Synonyms:
preciously
Dictionary of English Synonymes
preciousadjective
Synonyms:
costly, of great pricepreciousadjective
Synonyms:
very valuable, of great worth, of great valuepreciousadjective
Synonyms:
dear, beloved, darling, very estimable, highly esteemed or valued
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#1283 | wanted | |
#1287 | unique | |
#2682 | rare | |
#3613 | dear | |
#3929 | strange | |
#3996 | cute | |
#4004 | expensive | |
#4080 | valuable | |
#5261 | unusual | |
#5451 | odd | |
#6395 | precious | |
#6968 | treasure | |
#6982 | extraordinary | |
#7013 | curious | |
#7984 | remarkable | |
#8590 | valued | |
#10003 | costly | |
#10345 | beloved | |
#11029 | prestige | |
#13241 | unprecedented | |
#13600 | singular | |
#13862 | worthwhile | |
#14075 | uncommon | |
#14736 | invaluable | |
#15415 | peculiar | |
#15777 | scarce | |
#20608 | unparalleled | |
#21164 | cherished | |
#21193 | priceless | |
#26623 | cunning | |
#30483 | treasured | |
#32135 | infrequent | |
#32429 | prized | |
#39244 | incomparable | |
#59849 | twee | |
#101586 | saccharine | |
#103496 | estimable | |
#106749 | syrupy | |
#289751 | preciously |
How to use precious in a sentence?
Yet U.S. supply so far shows precious little sign of slowing down. Quite to the contrary, it continues to defy expectations.
Because embryos are so precious and scarce, it is almost impossible to test new medicines on them, you would need typically huge numbers of embryos in order to test medicines in the proper way. Here, because we are using stem cells, we can generate an infinite number of early embryos.
The most valuable precious metal I know of is knowledge.
Nothing can bring Zemari or these other precious people back, but we appreciate the opportunity to discuss these devastating losses in detail with senior Defense Department officials, we hope they will act urgently to get surviving family members and impacted NEI employees to safety and to help them to rebuild their lives.
I paid respects to the souls of those who sacrificed their precious lives in the past war.
Translations for precious
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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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