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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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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