TREASURED

cherished, precious, treasured, wanted

(adjective) characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for; “a cherished friend”; “children are precious”; “a treasured heirloom”; “so good to feel wanted”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Verb

treasured

simple past tense and past participle of treasure

Adjective

treasured (comparative more treasured, superlative most treasured)

valued (especially having a personal value)

Source: Wiktionary

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TREASURE

Treas"ure, n. Etym: [OE. tresor, tresour, F. trésor, L. thesaurus, Gr. Thesis, and cf. Thesaurus.]

1. Wealth accumulated; especially, a stock, or store of money in reserve. This treasure hath fortune unto us given. Chaucer.

2. A great quantity of anything collected for future use; abundance; plenty. We have treasures in the field, of wheat and of barley, and of oil and of honey. Jer. xli. 8.

3. That which is very much valued. Ye shall be peculiar treasure unto me. Ex. xix. 5. From thy wardrobe bring thy chiefest treasure. Milton. Treasure city, a city for stores and magazines. Ex. i. 11.

Treas"ure, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Treasured; p. pr. & vb. n. Treasuring.]

Definition: To collect and deposit, as money or other valuable things, for future use; to lay up; to hoard; usually with up; as, to treasure up gold.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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