The meaning of PRECIOUS is of great value or high price. How to use precious in a sentence.

PRECIOUS definition: of high price or great value; very valuable or costly. See examples of precious used in a sentence.

PRECIOUS definition: 1. of great value because of being rare, expensive, or important: 2. behaving in a very formal and…. Learn more.

Define precious. precious synonyms, precious pronunciation, precious translation, English dictionary definition of precious. adj. 1. Of high cost or worth; valuable: precious jewels.

Definition of precious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

When Ms. Rain discovers Precious and Abdul sleeping the next morning, she frantically calls local shelters in search of a safe place for Precious and Abdul to live, but they end up staying with Ms. …

There are ten meanings listed in OED's entry for the word precious, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

From Middle English precious, from Old French precios ("valuable, costly, precious, beloved, also affected, finical"), from Latin pretiosus ("of great value, costly, dear, precious"), from pretium ("value, …

dear; beloved: a precious friend. Jewelry designating a stone, esp. a diamond, etc., valued as rare and beautiful and used in jewelry: precious stones. acting too refined; affected: The child actress was just …

Jan 20, 2026 · Adjective precious (comparative more precious, superlative most precious) Of high value or worth.