valuable
[val-yoo-uh-buh l, -yuh-buh l]
- having considerable monetary worth; costing or bringing a high price: a valuable painting; a valuable crop.
- having qualities worthy of respect, admiration, or esteem: a valuable friend.
- of considerable use, service, or importance: valuable information.
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- Usually valuables. articles of considerable value, as of personal property, especially those of relatively small size: They locked their valuables in the hotel safe.
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Origin of valuable
Synonyms
See more synonyms for valuable on Thesaurus.com1, 3. Valuable, precious refer to that which has pecuniary or other value. Valuable applies to whatever has value, but especially to what has considerable monetary value or special usefulness, rarity, etc.: a valuable watch. That which is precious has a very high intrinsic value or is very dear for its own sake, associations, or the like: a precious jewel, friendship.
Antonyms
1–3. worthless.
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Nothing doth countervail a faithful friend, and his excellency is unvaluable.
Essays and TalesJoseph Addison
valuable
- having considerable monetary worth
- of considerable importance or qualitya valuable friend; valuable information
- able to be valued
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- (usually plural) a valuable article of personal property, esp jewellery
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Word Origin and History for unvaluable
valuable
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