priceless

[prahys-lis]

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adjective

having a value beyond all price; invaluable: a priceless artwork.
delightfully amusing or absurd: a priceless anecdote.

Origin of priceless

First recorded in 1905–10; price + -less

Related formsprice·less·ness, noun

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1. irreplaceable, precious, costly, incomparable.

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Examples from the Web for priceless

Contemporary Examples

Actor and explorer Michael Palin, visiting in 2001, described one elderly bookkeeper showing off his priceless wares.
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The room was piled high with boxes containing the priceless tickets for Gatecrasher Balls.
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No amount of money could meet his demands, making the damages for his suit “priceless”—hence the astronomical sum.
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May 19, 2014
And when he reads his admission letter, his jubilant reaction is priceless.
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April 16, 2014
The film is stupendous art, but it owes much to a priceless piece of document.
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October 18, 2013

Historical Examples

There is no one so humble, but that he owes to others this simple but priceless instruction.
Self-Help
Samuel Smiles
He was prepared to meet dazzling wonders of gems or priceless metal.
Salvage in Space
John Stewart Williamson
You'll have to pay for somethin' that's priceless, and how are you goin' to do that?
The Depot Master
Joseph C. Lincoln
Talked about 'old family glass' and 'priceless airloons' or some such.
The Depot Master
Joseph C. Lincoln
Tables, divans, and rugs of priceless design and workmanship.
Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930
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British Dictionary definitions for priceless

priceless

adjective

of inestimable worth; beyond valuation; invaluable
informal extremely amusing or ridiculous

Derived Formspricelessly, adverbpricelessness, noun

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for priceless

adj.

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

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Examples from the Web for priceless

Contemporary Examples

Actor and explorer Michael Palin, visiting in 2001, described one elderly bookkeeper showing off his priceless wares.

The room was piled high with boxes containing the priceless tickets for Gatecrasher Balls.

No amount of money could meet his demands, making the damages for his suit “priceless”—hence the astronomical sum.

And when he reads his admission letter, his jubilant reaction is priceless.

The film is stupendous art, but it owes much to a priceless piece of document.

Historical Examples

There is no one so humble, but that he owes to others this simple but priceless instruction.

He was prepared to meet dazzling wonders of gems or priceless metal.

You'll have to pay for somethin' that's priceless, and how are you goin' to do that?

Talked about 'old family glass' and 'priceless airloons' or some such.

Tables, divans, and rugs of priceless design and workmanship.

priceless

Word Origin and History for priceless

adj.

Origin of priceless