priceless

[ prahys-lis ]

/ ˈpraɪs lɪs /

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adjective

having a value beyond all price; invaluable: a priceless artwork.

delightfully amusing or absurd: a priceless anecdote.

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Nearby words

price-earnings ratio, price-fixing, price-jones curve, price-sensitive, price-tag, priceless, pricer, prices and incomes policy, pricey, prichard, prick

Origin of priceless

First recorded in 1905–10; price + -less

SYNONYMS FOR priceless

1 irreplaceable, precious, costly, incomparable.

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Related formsprice·less·ness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for priceless

priceless

/ (ˈpraɪslɪs) /

adjective

of inestimable worth; beyond valuation; invaluable

informal extremely amusing or ridiculous

Derived Formspricelessly, adverbpricelessness, noun

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Word Origin and History for priceless

priceless

adj.

"having a value beyond price," 1590s, from price (n.) + -less. Colloquial sense of "delightful" attested from 1907. Related: Pricelessly; pricelessness.