preciosity
preciosity

precious


Definition: Meaning of, precious in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈprɛʃəs /

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  1. something that is precious is valuable and important and should not be wasted or used without care
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  2. rare and worth a lot of money
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  3. precious memories or possessions are important to you because they remind you of people you like or events in your life
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  4. [only before noun] spoken used to show that you are annoyed that someone seems to care too much about something
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  5. spoken used to speak to someone you love, especially a baby or small child
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  6. American English spoken used in order to describe someone or something that is small and pretty [=  cute]
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  7. formal too concerned about style or detail in your writing or speech, so that it does not seem natural
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[informal]
  1. precious little/few very little or very few
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precious used in phrases

  • precious coral (noun)
    1. the hard stony skeleton of a Mediterranean coral that has a delicate red or pink colour and is used for jewellery
  • precious metal (noun)
    1. a rare and valuable metal such as gold or silver
  • precious stone (noun)
    1. a rare and valuable jewel such as a DIAMOND or an EMERALD [↪  semi-precious]
  • semi-precious (adjective)
    1. a semi-precious jewel or stone is valuable, but not as valuable as a DIAMOND, RUBY etc
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