precious

Definitions

1. Someone (or something) who is loved; a darling.
2. A surname transferred from the nickname, originating as a male or female nickname.
3. Of high value or worth
4. One who is dear or beloved; a darling.
5. A female given name from English.
6. Regarded with love or tenderness
7. Used as an intensive: "He had precious little right to complain" (James Agee).
8. Treated with too much reverence
9. A person who is much loved:beloved, darling, dear, honey, love, minion, sweet, sweetheart, truelove.
10. Excessively complicated
11. of great value. precious jewels. waardevol ثَمين скъпоценен precioso drahocenný kostbar kostbar πολύτιμοςprecioso väärtuslik گرانبها arvokas précieuxיקר मूल्यवान dragocjen értékes tak ternilai, sangat berharga dÿrmætur prezioso 高価な 귀중한 brangus dārgs; vērtīgs sangat berharga kostbaar kostbar, verdifull; elsketcenny ګران، با ارزښت precioso preţios драгоценный drahocenný dragocen dragocen dyrbar, värdefull ล้ำค่า çok değerli 寶貴的 дорогоцінний, коштовний قيمتي quý giá 宝贵的
12. Extremely protective or strict (about something)
13. a valuable metal such as gold, silver or platinum. edelmetaal مَعْدَن ثمين ценен метал metal precioso drahý kov das Edelmetall ædelmetal πολύτιμο μέταλλο metal precioso väärismetall فلزات قیمتی jalometalli métal précieux מַתֶכֶת יְקָרָה बहुमूल्य धातु plemenite kovine nemesfém logam mulia dÿrmætur metallo prezioso 貴金属 귀금속 brangusis metalas dārgmetāls logam berharga edel metaal edelt metall metal szlachetny قيمتى فلزات يا اوسپنيز ټوكى metal precioso metal preţios благородный металл drahý kov pl...
14. a jewel; a gem. diamonds, emeralds and other precious stones. edelsteen حِجار كَريمَه скъпоценен камък pedra preciosa drahokam der Edelstein ædelsten πολύτιμος λίθος, πετράδιpiedra preciosa vääriskivi سنگ قیمتی jalokivi pierre précieuse אֶבֶן יְקָרה बहुमूल्य पत्थर dragi kamen drágakő batu mulia gimsteinn pietra preziosa 宝石 보석 brangakmenis dārgakmens batu permata edelsteenedelstein kamień szlachetny قيمتى ډبرى pedra preciosa piatră preţioasă драгоценный камень drahokam drag kamen drago kamenje...
15. very few/little. I've precious little money left. bitter min قَليل много малко muito pouco strašně málo äußerst wenig næsten ingen ελάχιστοςmuy poco ülivähe بسیار کم hyvin vähän bien/fort peu (de) קומץ थोड़े से अनमोल या बहुमूल्य vrlo malo édeskevés sedikit sára fáir, afar lítill pochissimo ほんの少し 아주 적은 labai nedaug ļoti maz; ārkārtīgi nedaudz sgt sedikit bar weinig svært få/lite bardzo niewiele ډير كم muito pouco foarte puţin очень мало strašne málo / veľa vražje malo veoma malo fasligt få/lit...
16. Of high cost or worth; valuable: precious jewels.
17. Highly esteemed; cherished: precious moments with the new baby.
18. Dear; beloved: a friend who is precious to me.

Equivalents

Examples

““It isn't fair, my precious, is it, to ask⟳ us what it's got in its nassty little pocketses?””

“She sat down with the dogs in her lap. "I won't neglect⟳ you for any one, will I, my preciouses?"”

“What'll it take⟳ to get⟳ it through to you precious? I'm over this, why do you wanna throw⟳ it away like⟳ this? Such a mess, why would I want⟳ to watch⟳ you?”

“She and Mma Ramotswe were fortunate, with their reasonably straightforward names of Grace and Precious respectively; she had contemporaries who were not so fortunate and had been saddled by their parents with names that were frankly ridiculous.”

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