| ADJECTIVE | all | precious, cherished, treasured, wanted | characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for |
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| all | precious | of high worth or cost | |
| all | precious, valued | held in great esteem for admirable qualities especially of an intrinsic nature | |
| all | precious, cute | obviously contrived to charm | |
| ADVERB | all | precious, preciously | extremely |
| Sounds | preh'shahs | |
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| Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... | |
| Meaning | Characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for. | |
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| Example | "children are precious" | |
| Synonyms | cherished, treasured, wanted | |
| Broader | loved | Held dear |
| Spanish | precioso | |
| Nouns | preciousness | the positive quality of being precious and beyond value |
| Meaning | Of high worth or cost. | |
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| Example | "diamonds, sapphires, rubies, and emeralds are precious stones" | |
| Broader | valuable | Having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange |
| Spanish | precioso | |
| Nouns | preciousness | the quality possessed by something with a great price / price or value |
| Meaning | Held in great esteem for admirable qualities especially of an intrinsic nature. | |
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| Example | "precious memories" | |
| Synonym | valued | |
| Broader | worthy | Having worth or merit or value |
| Meaning | obviously contrived to charm. | |
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| Example | "an insufferably precious performance" | |
| Synonym | cute | |
| Broader | artful | marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft |
| Catalan | bufó, preciós | |
| Spanish | precioso, rico | |
| Nouns | preciosity, preciousness | the quality of being fastidious or excessively refined |
| Meaning | Extremely. | |
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| Example | "there is precious little time left" | |
| Synonym | preciously | |
| Usage of | intensifier, intensive | A modifier that has little meaning / meaning except to intensify the meaning / meaning it modifies |