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Pronunciation
audio|en-us-precious.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɛʃəs|-ɛʃəs
Adjective
en-adv
#of high value or worth.
#* The crown had many precious gemstones
#regarded with love or tenderness.
#* My precious daughter is to marry
#treating something with too much reverence.
#* He spent hours painting the eyes of the portrait, which his fellow artists regarded as a bit precious.
Translations
trans-top|of high value or worth
Arabic: Arab|ثمين IPAchar|(θamīn)
Chinese: å®è´µ (bÇŽoguì)
Dutch: kostbaar
Finnish: kallisarvoinen
French: précieux
German: kostbar
Hungarian: értékes; drágakő (precious stone)
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Italian: prezioso
Japanese: 大切㪠(ãŸã„ã›ã¤ãª, taisetsuna)
Korean: 귀중한 (gwijunghan)
Portuguese: precioso
Russian: драгоценный (dragotsénnyj)
Spanish: precioso
Swedish: dyrbar
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Noun
en-noun|-
#someone (or something) who is loved; a darling
#* "It isn't fair, my precious to ask us what it's got in its nasty pockets" - J. R. R. Tolkein, The Hobbit
Adverb
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#used as an intensifier
#* There is precious little we can do
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