[valu.able] adj (1589) 1 a: having monetary value b: worth a good price
2. a: having desirable or esteemed characteristics or qualities "~ friendships" b: of great use or service "~ advice" -- valu.able.ness n -- valu.ably adv
[2]valuable n (ca. 1775): a usu. personal possession (as jewelry) of relatively great monetary value--usu. used in pl.