priceless
Americanadjective
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having a value beyond all price; invaluable.
a priceless artwork.
- Synonyms:
- incomparable, costly, precious, irreplaceable
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delightfully amusing or absurd.
a priceless anecdote.
adjective
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of inestimable worth; beyond valuation; invaluable
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informal extremely amusing or ridiculous
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Etymology
Origin of priceless
Explanation
Something priceless is incredibly valuable. It's so valuable that no one would ever want to sell it or be able to buy it. Since a price is what it costs to buy something, priceless things cannot be bought; they're too valuable. People sometimes talk about "priceless treasures," which may actually have a price, though only a millionaire could afford buying them. More often, priceless things are things without a monetary value — like friendship, love, honor, etc. Parents call their children priceless, because they value them so much and obviously would never sell them.
Vocabulary lists containing priceless
Example Sentences
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Priceless artwork held in the site's Courtauld Gallery, including works by Van Gogh, Monet and Cezanne, was "unaffected" by the blaze and it is due to reopen to the public on Sunday.
From BBC • Aug. 24, 2024
Priceless keepsakes from Ms. Combs’s mother, who died after contracting Covid-19 the same month as the 2021 flood, remain lost.
From New York Times • Apr. 22, 2023
Priceless religious relics were looted and destroyed, erasing ties to the history of the Byzantine Empire.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
His son Teddy, who was a WWE wrestler in the 2000s and 2010s, lives in Mississippi and is connected to Priceless Ventures and Familiae Orientem, two limited liability companies based in the state.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 3, 2022
Priceless treasure of health, not mine to give.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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