VALUABLE
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
Etymology
Adjective
valuable (comparative more valuable, superlative most valuable)
Having a great value.
Estimable; deserving esteem.
Synonyms
• worthy, worthly
Antonyms
• worthless
Noun
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
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