Grep of noun precious
precious coral
precious metal
precious stone
preciousness
Overview of adj precious
The adj precious has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (7) cherished, precious, treasured, wanted -- (characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for "a cherished friend"; "children are precious"; "a treasured heirloom"; "so good to feel wanted")
2. (3) precious -- (of high worth or cost; "diamonds, sapphires, rubies, and emeralds are precious stones")
3. cute, precious -- (obviously contrived to charm; "an insufferably precious performance"; "a child with intolerably cute mannerisms")
Overview of adv precious
The adv precious has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. precious, preciously -- ((intensifier) extremely; "there is precious little time left")
Antonyms of adj precious
3 senses of precious
Sense 1
cherished, precious, treasured, wanted
INDIRECT (VIA loved) -> unloved
Sense 2
precious
INDIRECT (VIA valuable) -> worthless
Sense 3
cute, precious
INDIRECT (VIA artful) -> artless
Similarity of adj precious
3 senses of precious
Sense 1
cherished, precious, treasured, wanted
=> loved (vs. unloved)
Sense 2
precious
=> valuable (vs. worthless)
Sense 3
cute, precious
=> artful (vs. artless)
Attributes of adj precious
Familiarity of adj precious
precious used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3)
Grep of adj precious
precious
semiprecious
Overview of adj precious
The adj precious has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (7) cherished, precious, treasured, wanted -- (characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for "a cherished friend"; "children are precious"; "a treasured heirloom"; "so good to feel wanted")
2. (3) precious -- (of high worth or cost; "diamonds, sapphires, rubies, and emeralds are precious stones")
3. cute, precious -- (obviously contrived to charm; "an insufferably precious performance"; "a child with intolerably cute mannerisms")
Overview of adv precious
The adv precious has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. precious, preciously -- ((intensifier) extremely; "there is precious little time left")
precious definition
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