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1. : of great value or high price. precious jewels. 2. : highly esteemed or cherished. a precious friend. 3. : excessively refined : affected entry 2. precious manners. 4. : great, thoroughgoing. a precious scoundrel. preciousness noun. 2 of 2. adverb. : very, extremely. has precious little to say. Synonyms. Adjective. big-ticket.
Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire, [2] or simply Precious, is a 2009 American drama film, directed and co-produced by Lee Daniels. Its script was written by Geoffrey S. Fletcher, adapted from the 1996 novel Push by Sapphire. The film stars Gabourey Sidibe and Mo'Nique, alongside Paula Patton, Mariah Carey, Sherri Shepherd, and ...
B2. of great value because of being rare, expensive, or important: a precious gift. a precious moment / memory. Clean water is a precious commodity in many parts of the world. You're so precious to me. Fewer examples. The museum is full of rare and precious treasures. a collection of precious objects. precious stones.
of high price or great value; very valuable or costly: precious metals. highly esteemed for some spiritual, nonmaterial, or moral quality: precious memories. dear; beloved: a precious child. Synonyms: darling. affectedly or excessively delicate, refined, or nice: precious manners.
Synonyms for PRECIOUS: valuable, expensive, costly, premium, extravagant, priceless, high, dear; Antonyms of PRECIOUS: inexpensive, cheap, reasonable, worthless, moderate, valueless, discounted, despised.
Nov 20, 2009 · Precious: Directed by Lee Daniels. With Gabourey Sidibe, Mo'Nique, Paula Patton, Mariah Carey. In New York City's Harlem circa 1987, an overweight, abused, illiterate teen who is pregnant with her second child is invited to enroll in an alternative school in hopes that she can re-route her life in a better direction.
(disapproving) (especially of people and their behaviour) very formal, exaggerated and not natural in what you say and do synonym affected. Word Origin. See precious in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: precious. Definition of precious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
