valuable
(adjective) having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange; “a valuable diamond”
valuable, worthful
(adjective) having worth or merit or value; “a valuable friend”; “a good and worthful man”
valuable
(noun) something of value; “all our valuables were stolen”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
valuable (comparative more valuable, superlative most valuable)
Having a great value.
Estimable; deserving esteem.
• worthy, worthly
• worthless
valuable (plural valuables)
a personal possession such as jewellery, of relatively great monetary value; — usually used in plural form.
Source: Wiktionary
Val"u*a*ble, a.
1. Having value or worth; possessing qualities which are useful and esteemed; precious; costly; as, a valuable horse; valuable land; a valuable cargo.
2. Worthy; estimable; deserving esteem; as, a valuable friend; a valuable companion. Valuable consideration (Law), an equivalent or compensation having value given for a thing purchased, as money, marriage, services, etc. Blackstone. Bouvier.
Val"u*a*ble, n.
Definition: A precious possession; a thing of value, especially a small thing, as an article of jewelry; -- used mostly in the plural. The food and valuables they offer to the gods. Tylor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
