Meaning

1 senses

  1. (not comparable)Very; an intensifier.

    There is precious little we can do.

    precious few pictures of him exist

More definitions
  • very

Examples

212 sentences

  1. Nothing is as precious as friendship.

    Немає нічого настільки коштовного, як дружба. — deniko

    ruНет ничего драгоценнее дружбы. — sharptoothed

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  2. Gold is more precious than silver.

    Золото цінніше від срібла. — deniko

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  3. You're wasting precious time.

    Ти марнуєш дорогоцінний час. — deniko

    ruВы теряете драгоценное время. — marafon

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  4. Health is the most precious thing.

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  5. Time is the most precious thing.

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Origin

Inherited from Middle English precious, borrowed from Old French precios (“valuable, costl

Inherited from Middle English precious, borrowed from Old French precios (“valuable, costly, precious, beloved, also affected, finical”), from Latin pretiōsus (“of great value, costly, dear, precious”), from pretium (“value, price”); see price.

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Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
precedentpreceptprecinctprecipiceprecipitate

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