price ‧ less /ˈpraɪsləs/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Word Family: adjective : ↑ overpriced , ↑ priceless , PRICEY/PRICY ; verb : ↑ price ; noun : ↑ price ]
1 . extremely valuable:
priceless antiques
2 . a quality or skill that is priceless is extremely important or useful:
The ability to motivate people is a priceless asset.
3 . informal extremely funny or silly:
The look on his face was priceless.
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THESAURUS
■ worth a lot of money
▪ valuable worth a lot of money and expensive to buy:
a valuable piece of jewellery
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The carpet is extremely valuable.
▪ priceless so valuable that it is impossible to calculate a price:
a priceless painting by Rembrandt
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The statue is priceless.
▪ precious metal/stone precious metals such as gold, or stones such as diamonds are very rare and expensive :
Back in ancient times, coins contained precious metals.
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The ring was set with dozens of precious stones.
▪ worth a lot/a fortune informal to be worth a very large amount of money:
Some rare baseball cards are worth a fortune.