Precious word meaning and definition
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Meaning and definition for "precious" word
[adjective] obviously contrived to charm; "an insufferably precious performance"; "a child with intolerably cute mannerisms"
[adjective] characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for; "a cherished friend"; "children are precious"; "a treasured heirloom"; "so good to feel wanted"
[adjective] of high worth or cost; "diamonds, sapphires, rubies, and emeralds are precious stones"
\Pre"cious\, a. [OF. precious, precius, precios, F. pr['e]cieux, L. pretiosus, fr. pretium price, worth, value. See {Price}.] 1. Of great price; costly; as, a precious stone. ``The precious bane.'' --Milton. 2. Of great value or worth; very valuable; highly esteemed; dear; beloved; as, precious recollections. She is more precious than rules. --Prov. iii. 15. Many things which are most precious are neglected only because the value of them lieth hid. --Hooker. Note: Also used ironically; as, a precious rascal. 3. Particular; fastidious; overnice. [Obs.] Lest that precious folk be with me wroth. --Chaucer. {Precious metals}, the uncommon and highly valuable metals, esp. gold and silver. {Precious stones}, gems; jewels.
Synonyms for precious
artful, cherished, cute, loved, preciously, treasured, valuable, wanted
Related terms: beloved, cherished, deary, elaborated, expensive, finicky, held dear, honey bunch, idolized, invaluable, lamb, overelegant, overrefined, priceless, proper, recherche, shattering, sweetheart, the veriest, unbearable, valuable, valued
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Let's analyse "precious" as pure text. This string has Eight letters in Two syllables and Four vowels. 50% of vowels is 11.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: SUOICERP. Average typing speed for these characters is 2135 milliseconds. [info]
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Numerology Hearts desire number calculated from vowels:
precious: 5 + 9 + 6 + 3 = 23, reduced: 5 . and the final result is Five. |
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