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- [prahys-lis]
- /ˈpraɪs lɪs/
- /ˈpraɪs.ləs/
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- [prahys-lis]
- /ˈpraɪs lɪs/
Definitions of priceless word
- adjective priceless having a value beyond all price; invaluable: a priceless artwork. 1
- adjective priceless delightfully amusing or absurd: a priceless anecdote. 1
- adjective priceless invaluable 1
- adjective priceless very amusing 1
- adjective priceless If you say that something is priceless, you are emphasizing that it is worth a very large amount of money. 0
- adjective priceless If you say that something is priceless, you approve of it because it is extremely useful. 0
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Origin of priceless
First appearance:
before 1905 One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1905-10; price + -less
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Priceless
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
priceless popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% 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".
priceless usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for priceless
adj priceless
- 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
- amusing — Someone or something that is amusing makes you laugh or smile.
- boffo — very good; highly successful
- campiest — of, relating to, or characterized by camp: a campy send-up of romantic operetta.
adjective priceless
- costly — If you say that something is costly, you mean that it costs a lot of money, often more than you would want to pay.
- entertaining — Providing amusement or enjoyment.
- excellent — Used to indicate approval or pleasure.
- gelastic — Pertaining to laughter, used in laughing, or to be the subject of laughter.
- inestimable — incapable of being estimated or assessed.
noun priceless
- irreplaceability — The quality of being irreplaceable; inability to be replaced; (frequently) uniqueness.
Antonyms for priceless
adj priceless
- 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 priceless
- junky — of the nature of junk; trashy.
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