Word of the Day: Precious
The word “precious” is similar to the word “valuable.” Something that is precious can have a monetary (money) value, a sentimental (emotional) value, or it’s priceless (extremely valuable):
- A person’s life is very precious.
- A collection of photographs helps bring back many precious memories.
- Deanna’s most precious memories are of the years she spent raising her children.
- Life on Earth exists due to a precious combination of timing and luck.
- That jewelry store sells precious gold and diamond jewelry worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.
- A good college education can be a person’s most precious asset.
- It’s unfortunate that so much precious time has been wasted working on a project that isn’t going to be developed.
- They’re wasting precious time.
Essential English Dictionary
Visit the Popular English Words Beginning with P page to see the list of all words starting with letter P. For seeing the HiCafe dictionary, visit the Popular English Words with Meaning page.
