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precious |
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")
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