Antonyms for precious


Grammar : Adj
Spell : presh-uh s
Phonetic Transcription : ˈprɛʃ əs


Definition of precious

Origin :
  • mid-13c., from Old French precios "precious, costly, honorable, of great worth" (11c., Modern French précieux), from Latin pretiosus "costly, valuable," from pretium "value, worth, price" (see price (n.)). Meaning "over-refined" in English first recorded late 14c. In Johnson's day, it also had a secondary inverted sense of "worthless." Related: Preciously; preciousness.
  • adj favorite, valued
  • adj expensive; rare
  • adj extremely sophisticated and picky
Example sentences :
  • More than one of these precious volumes were transcribed entirely by her own hand.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • They filled two bottles they had remaining with the precious fluid.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • Each moment in history is a fleeting time, precious and unique.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • It is wrong to waste the precious gift of time, on acrimony and division.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • Fellow citizens, we must not waste the precious gift of this time.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • I always liked the little wretch, though he is such a precious humbug!
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • I've read of precious stones in the hilt of a pirate's sword!
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • Formerly a hectare of this precious vineyard was worth 30,000 francs.
  • Extract from : « The Roof of France » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
  • You ought not thus to sneer at physic, and make me lose my precious time.
  • Extract from : « The Imaginary Invalid » by Molire
  • We should regard and appreciate them as a precious gift of God.
  • Extract from : « An Explanation of Luther's Small Catechism » by Joseph Stump

Synonyms for precious

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