preciouses

pre·cious

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Definitions of preciouses word

adjective preciouses of high price or great value; very valuable or costly: precious metals. 1
adjective preciouses highly esteemed for some spiritual, nonmaterial, or moral quality: precious memories. 1
adjective preciouses dear; beloved: a precious child. 1
adjective preciouses affectedly or excessively delicate, refined, or nice: precious manners. 1
adjective preciouses flagrant; gross: a precious fool. 1
noun preciouses a dearly beloved person; darling. 1

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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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.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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