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- [presh-uh s]
- /ˈprɛʃ əs/
- /ˈpreʃ.əs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [presh-uh s]
- /ˈprɛʃ əs/
Definitions of precious word
- adjective precious of high price or great value; very valuable or costly: precious metals. 1
- adjective precious highly esteemed for some spiritual, nonmaterial, or moral quality: precious memories. 1
- adjective precious dear; beloved: a precious child. 1
- adjective precious affectedly or excessively delicate, refined, or nice: precious manners. 1
- adjective precious flagrant; gross: a precious fool. 1
- noun precious a dearly beloved person; darling. 1
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Origin of precious
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English preciose (< Old French precios) < Latin pretiōsus costly, valuable, equivalent to preti(um) price, value + -ōsus -ous
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Parts of speech for Precious
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
precious popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
precious usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for precious
adj precious
- a-1 — noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- a1 — in good health; physically fit
- bullier — a blustering, quarrelsome, overbearing person who habitually badgers and intimidates smaller or weaker people.
- bulliest — a blustering, quarrelsome, overbearing person who habitually badgers and intimidates smaller or weaker people.
- campiest — of, relating to, or characterized by camp: a campy send-up of romantic operetta.
noun precious
- alveoli — a little cavity, pit, or cell, as a cell of a honeycomb.
- alveolus — any small pit, cavity, or saclike dilation, such as a honeycomb cell
- darling — You call someone darling if you love them or like them very much.
- dearie — Some people use dearie as a friendly way of addressing someone, or as a way of showing that they think they are superior.
- deary — a term of affection: now often sarcastic or facetious
adjective precious
- cherished — clung to, esp when fulfilment is unlikely
- cutesy — If you describe someone or something as cutesy, you dislike them because you think they are unpleasantly pretty and sentimental.
- exquisite — Extremely beautiful and, typically, delicate.
- favorite — a person or thing regarded with special favor or preference: That song is an old favorite of mine.
- favourite — a person or thing regarded with special favor or preference: That song is an old favorite of mine.
Antonyms for precious
adj precious
- bargain counter — a store counter on which goods are displayed for sale at reduced prices
- bargain-basement — very low-priced.
- catchpenny — designed to have instant appeal, esp in order to sell quickly and easily without regard for quality
- cheap — Goods or services that are cheap cost less money than usual or than you expected.
- cheapo — Cheapo things are very inexpensive and probably of poor quality.
adjective precious
- junky — of the nature of junk; trashy.
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