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- pronunciation:
- pre
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- parts of speech:
- adjective, adverb
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
of great worth or value.
Gold is a precious metal.Fossil fuels are becoming ever more precious.- synonyms:
- costly, expensive, valuable
- antonyms:
- valueless, worthless
- similar words:
- dear, golden, invaluable, irreplaceable, priceless, rare, rich
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| definition 2: |
highly esteemed or valued emotionally, exalted.
The princess was precious to her people.That necklace was precious to me because my grandmother gave it to me.- synonyms:
- cherished, esteemed, exalted, treasured, valued
- similar words:
- admirable, estimable, honored, notable, worthy
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| definition 3: |
affected or excessively refined.
I detest that precious way of speaking she has.- synonyms:
- affected, cute, dainty, effete, fastidious, mannered
- antonyms:
- unaffected
- similar words:
- cutesy, mincing, pretentious, studied
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| definition 4: |
beloved or cherished.
Nothing is more precious to her than her children.Our cat is a precious pet in our family.- synonyms:
- beloved, cherished, darling, dear, sweet
- similar words:
- favorite, pet, treasured
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| definition 5: |
very cute; charming; adorable.
That little pink sweater you got for the baby is precious!The way that child smiles is just precious. |
| related words: |
adorable, affected, arty, elaborate, exquisite, fond, sweet, valuable |
adverb + (adj.)precious
infinitely, most
(adj.)precious
+ noun
antique,
artifact,
asset,
belongings,
bundle,
calorie,
cargo,
coin,
collector,
commodity,
coral,
currency,
dear,
doe,
dollar,
figurine,
find,
fishery,
fluid,
fossil,
fuel,
fur,
gem,
gemstone,
gift,
heirloom,
heritage,
hour,
icon,
inheritance,
ivory,
jewel,
jewelry,
legacy,
liquid,
manuscript,
memento,
memory,
metal,
mineral,
minute,
moisture,
moment,
object,
ore,
ornament,
ounce,
oxygen,
pearl,
possession,
relic,
resource,
ruby,
sake,
scrap,
second,
silk,
solitude,
spice,
stone,
substance,
supply,
timber,
topsoil,
treasure,
vase,
violin,
wilderness
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| part of speech: |
adverb |
| definition: |
very.
You have precious little time to waste.We had precious little money in those days.- synonyms:
- exceedingly, extremely, very
- similar words:
- damned
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| derivations: |
preciously (adv.), preciousness (n.) |
The word precious
contains the following part:
-ous, -ious
Latin
adjective-forming suffix
that means full of, characterized by
  More about this word part:
The suffix "-ous
, -ious
" attaches to Latin, Greek, and native English roots
Example words:
adventurous, ambiguous, amorous, amorphous, anadromous, androgynous, anomalous, apetalous, apocarpous, apterous, aqueous, atrocious, auspicious, avaricious, azygous, captious, carnivorous, chromous, coterminous, covetous, curious, delicious, diadromous, diaphanous, dicephalous, dioecious, disingenuous, egregious, endogenous, enormous, epigynous, euphonious, extemporaneous, ferocious, fortuitous, generous, glorious, gracious, gregarious, heterogamous, heterogeneous, homogeneous, homogenous, homologous, homopterous, hydrous, hypogynous, illustrious, impecunious, impervious, incommodious, incongruous, inconspicuous, indecorous, infamous, infelicitous, innocuous, intravenous, isogenous, isomerous, joyous, judicious, laborious, ludicrous, lustrous, magnanimous, malicious, malodorous, monoclinous, monoecious, multiparous, nauseous, perigynous, poisonous, porous, precious, quadrumanous, ramous, rebellious, spacious, subaqueous, synchronous, tubuliflorous, unanimous, valorous, vicious, wondrous, xerophilous
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