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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pre•cious /ˈprɛʃəs/USA pronunciation adj. - of high price or great value:precious metals.
- considered of value for some quality that is not material:precious memories.
- dear;
beloved:a precious friend. - Jewelrydesignating a stone, esp. a diamond, etc., valued as rare and beautiful and used in jewelry:precious stones.
- acting too refined;
affected:The child actress was just a little too precious.
n. [countable* usually singular] - a dearly beloved person;
darling:Here, my precious, come and eat.
adv. - extremely;
very:We have precious little time.
pre•cious•ly, adv. pre•cious•ness, n. [uncountable]See -preci-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pre•cious (presh′əs),USA pronunciation adj. - of high price or great value;
very valuable or costly:precious metals. - highly esteemed for some spiritual, nonmaterial, or moral quality:precious memories.
- dear;
beloved:a precious child. - affectedly or excessively delicate, refined, or nice:precious manners.
- flagrant;
gross:a precious fool.
n. - a dearly beloved person;
darling.
adv. - extremely;
very:She wastes precious little time.
- Latin pretiōsus costly, valuable, equivalent. to preti(um) price, value + -ōsus -ous
- Old French precios)
- Middle English preciose (1250–1300
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See valuable.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged darling, cherished.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: precious /ˈprɛʃəs/ adj - beloved; dear; cherished
- very costly or valuable
- very fastidious or affected, as in speech, manners, etc
- informal worthless: you and your precious ideas!
adv - informal (intensifier): there's precious little left
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French precios, from Latin pretiōsus valuable, from pretium price, valueˈpreciously adv ˈpreciousness n |