Precious (a.) |
Of great price; costly; as, a precious stone. |
Precious (a.) |
Of great value or worth; very valuable; highly esteemed; dear; beloved; as, precious recollections. |
Precious (a.) |
Particular; fastidious; overnice. |
Precious |
2005 Depeche Mode song |
Precious |
2009 film by Lee Daniels |
Precious |
Annie Lennox song |
Precious |
Cubic U album |
Precious |
British band |
Precious Synonyms |
Cherished, Wanted, Loved, Treasured |
Precious Synonyms |
Cute, Artful |
Precious Synonyms |
Valuable |
Precious Synonyms |
Preciously |
Precious |
Semiprecious |
Precious (Last Name / Surname) |
Precious is the #113,155 most common last name / surname from the 2010 United States Census. The census reported that 155 people had that surname. |
Spanish Translation |
Precious in Spanish is Precioso |
Tagalog Translation |
Precious in Tagalog is Mahalaga |
Example Sentence (Quote) " "˜In war-time,' I said, ˜truth is so precious she should always be attended by a bodyguard of lies.'" - Winston Churchill |
Example Sentence (Quote) "A cutpurse of the empire and the rule, That from a shelf the precious diadem stole, And put it in his pocket!" - Theft |
Example Sentence (Quote) "A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it." - Gifts |
Example Sentence (Quote) "A good book is the precious lifeblood of a master spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life." - Books |
Example Sentence (Quote) "A good name is better than precious ointment." - Names |