adj. Function: adjective
1 of such great value that a suitable price is hard to estimate FF1C; a precious twelfth century painting FF1E;
Synonyms: costly, inestimable, invaluable, priceless, valuable; compare COSTLY 1
Related Words: choice, exquisite, rare, recherché; treasurable; rich; prizable
Idioms: of price
Contrasted Words: base, common, mean, paltry, poor, rubbishy, shabby, trashy; contemptible, despicable, miserable; claptrap, gimcrack, trumpery
Antonyms: cheap; worthless
2
Synonyms: FAVORITE 1, beloved, blue-eyed, darling, dear, fair-haired, loved, pet, white-haired, white-headed
3
Synonyms: NICE 1, choosy, fastidious, finicky, fussy, miminy-piminy, particular, persnickety, picky, squeamish
4 excessively refined FF1C; too precious to mingle with the common people FF1E;
Synonyms: affected, alembicated, chichi, la-di-da, overnice, overrefined, précieux; compare GENTEEL 3
Related Words: ostentatious, pretentious, showy; artful, sophisticated, studied
Contrasted Words: artless, ingenuous, naive, natural, simple, unaffected, unartful, unschooled, unsophisticated, unstudied, untutored; down-to-earth, matter-of-fact, practical, pragmatic, rational