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1. değerli, kıymetli.
2. çok pahalı.
3. aziz.
4. fazla nazik.
5. k. dili rezil. z., k. dili çok, pek: There is precious little time left. Pek az zaman kaldı. kiymetli, degerli, çok. kıymetli. kıymetli. s.
6. k. dili rezil. z., k. dili çok, pek: There is precious little time left. sevgili, can. değerli, kıymetli, aziz, pahalı, büyük, aşırı ince, çok, yapmacıklı. adçok, fazlasıyla, aşırı, tamamen.
7. precious metals altın ve gümüş gibi kıymetli madenler, precious little çok az, pre, sevgili; s, , değerli, z, kıymetli; ender; müşkülpesent, fazla nazik, aşırı itinalı; çok pahalı; çok sevilen, aziz; dili rezil, k; k, z, ziyadesiyle, dili çok.
8. kıymetli. değerli. çok.
9. değerli. kıymetli. çok pahalı. ender. çok sevilen. aşırı itinalı. nazik. titiz. rezil.
10. kıymetli.

Etymology : Middle English, from Middle French precios, from Latin pretiosus, from pretium price; more at PRICE
Pronunciation : 'pre-sh&s
Function : adjective
Date : 13th century

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1. expensive; valuable, priceless; beloved, dear; affectedly delicate, overly refined. ad(Slang) extremely, immensely; very, quite. precious\pre"cious\ , a. particular; fastidious; overnice; overrefined. cf. précieuse, preciosity. lest that precious folk be with me wroth. elaborate embroidery of precious language.precious \pre"cious\ , a. [of. precious, precius, precios, f. précieux, l. pretiosus, fr. pretium price, worth, value. see: price.].
2. of great price; costly; as, a precious stone. "the precious bane.".
3. of great value or worth; very valuable; highly esteemed; dear; beloved; as, precious recollections. she is more precious than rules. iii.
4. many things which are most precious are neglected only because the value of them lieth hid.note: also used ironically; as, a precious rascal.
5. particular; fastidious; overnice. [obs.] lest that precious folk be with me wroth.precious metals, the uncommon and highly valuable metals, esp. gold and silver.precious stones, gems; jewels.precious adj.
6. characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for; "a cherished friend"; "children are precious"; "a treasured heirloom"; "so good to feel wanted" [syn: cherished, treasured, wanted].
7. of high worth or cost; "diamonds, sapphires, rubies, and emeralds are precious stones".
8. obviously contrived to charm; "an insufferably precious performance"; "a child with intolerably cute mannerisms" [syn: cute] (intensifier) extremely; "there is precious little time left" [syn: preciously].
9. Of great price; costly; as, a precious stone.
10. Of great value or worth; very valuable; highly esteemed; dear; beloved; as, precious recollections.
11. Particular; fastidious; overnice.
12. Particular; fastidious; overnice; overrefined.
13. Cf.
14. Précieuse, Preciosity. of high worth or cost; "diamonds, sapphires, rubies, and emeralds are precious stones" extremely; "there is precious little time left".
15. 1. If you say that something such as a resource is precious, you mean that it is valuable and should not be wasted or used badly. After four months in foreign parts, every hour at home was precious Water is becoming an increasingly precious resource.
16. Precious objects and materials are worth a lot of money because they are rare. jewellery and precious objects belonging to her mother. = valuable.
17. If something is precious to you, you regard it as important and do not want to lose it. Her family's support is particularly precious to Josie.
18. emphasis People sometimes use precious to emphasize their dislike for things which other people think are important. You don't care about anything but yourself and your precious face.
19. emphasis If you say that there is precious little of something, you are emphasizing that there is very little of it, and that it would be better if there were more. Precious few has a similar meaning. The banks have had precious little to celebrate recently Precious few homebuyers will notice any reduction in their monthly repayments.