Word Type

Adjective

Adjective

Proper Noun

Noun

Adverb

Adverb

The word "precious" can be used as adjective, adjective, proper noun, noun, adverb and adverb.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

Precious Blood eight-precious non-precious nonprecious overprecious precious coral precious metal precious stone preciously preciousness semi-precious semiprecious unprecious

Etymologically Related To

price

Context

pejorative

Related Terms

appraise appreciate depreciate praise preciosity precious few precious little price

Related Terms

darling love loved reverence tenderness value very worth

Similar Terms

artful artful loved valuable valuable worthy worthy

Synonym Network

cherished dear preciously saccharine

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