valuable
Americanadjective
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having considerable monetary worth; costing or bringing a high price.
a valuable painting; a valuable crop.
- Antonyms:
- worthless
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having qualities worthy of respect, admiration, or esteem.
a valuable friend.
- Antonyms:
- worthless
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of considerable use, service, or importance.
valuable information.
- Antonyms:
- worthless
noun
adjective
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having considerable monetary worth
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of considerable importance or quality
a valuable friend
valuable information
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able to be valued
noun
Related Words
Valuable, precious refer to that which has monetary 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.
Other Word Forms
- nonvaluable adjective
- overvaluable adjective
- overvaluableness noun
- overvaluably adverb
- unvaluable adjective
- unvaluably adverb
- valuableness noun
- valuably adverb
Etymology
Origin of valuable
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Next he heads to Indian Wells - to defend the biggest title of his career - with valuable court time in the bank and the first step of a comeback likely to require patience completed.
From BBC
It seemed as if I spent about half of my time looking for her, and I figured my time was very valuable.
From Literature
“You’ve almost finished spinning, and I have nothing left to give. I already gave you my two most valuable possessions.”
From Literature
However, he does believe it can be "hugely valuable" for creators who are trying to get noticed.
From BBC
It’s about the most valuable thing we give our loved ones during this short life: our time.
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