valuable
(adjective) having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange; āa valuable diamondā
valuable, worthful
(adjective) having worth or merit or value; āa valuable friendā; āa good and worthful manā
valuable
(noun) something of value; āall our valuables were stolenā
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
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., āthe father of the brideā instead of āthe brideās fatherā
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