PRECIOUS
\pɹˈɛʃəs], \pɹˈɛʃəs], \p_ɹ_ˈɛ_ʃ_ə_s]\
Definitions of PRECIOUS
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
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characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for; "a cherished friend"; "children are precious"; "a treasured heirloom"; "so good to feel wanted"
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of high worth or cost; "diamonds, sapphires, rubies, and emeralds are precious stones"
By Princeton University
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characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for; "a cherished friend"; "children are precious"; "a treasured heirloom"; "so good to feel wanted"
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of high worth or cost; "diamonds, sapphires, rubies, and emeralds are precious stones"
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(intensifier) extremely; "there is precious little time left"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Particular; fastidious; overnice; overrefined. Cf. Precieuse, Preciosity.
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Of great price; costly; as, a precious stone.
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Of great value or worth; very valuable; highly esteemed; dear; beloved; as, precious recollections.
By Oddity Software
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Particular; fastidious; overnice; overrefined. Cf. Precieuse, Preciosity.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Preciousness.
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Of great price or worth: costly: highly esteemed: worthless, contemptible (in irony): (B.) valuable because of its rarity.
By Daniel Lyons
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Preciousness.
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Highly priced or prized.
By James Champlin Fernald
