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
Other Word Forms
- pricelessly adverb
- pricelessness noun
Etymology
Origin of priceless
Example Sentences
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Goldin’s stories of the ’80s art scene are as priceless as the photographs and slideshows that pepper footage of her P.A.I.N. protests.
From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026
“Stories like that are just priceless to me,” Releford says.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026
That’s the most priceless experience, and probably makes it worth it in the end.
From Slate • Feb. 24, 2026
"I knew that we had to do something to prevent a priceless treasure being lost forever, to save the house and its contents for the nation," he later recalled.
From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026
And fifty years later, Clive’s Diner was still there, passed down through the proud Marlowe family like a priceless treasure.
From "I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980" by Lauren Tarshis
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