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1. Precious Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
Link: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/precious
Description: WEB1. : 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.
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2. Precious (film) - Wikipedia
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precious_(film)
Description: WEBPrecious: 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 …
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3. PRECIOUS Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com
Link: https://www.dictionary.com/browse/precious
Description: WEBof 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 …
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4. Precious (2009) - IMDb
Link: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0929632/
Description: WEBNov 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.
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5. PRECIOUS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
Link: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/precious
Description: WEBB2. 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 …
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6. PRECIOUS Synonyms: 166 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster
Link: https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precious
Description: WEBSynonyms for PRECIOUS: valuable, expensive, costly, premium, extravagant, priceless, high, dear; Antonyms of PRECIOUS: inexpensive, cheap, reasonable, worthless, moderate, valueless, discounted, despised.
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7. precious adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage
Link: https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/precious_1
Description: WEB(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.
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8. PRECIOUS definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary
Link: https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/precious
Description: WEB5 days ago · 1. adjective. If you say that something such as a resource is precious, you mean that it is valuable and should not be wasted or used badly. After four months in foreign parts, every hour at home was precious. A family break allows you to spend precious time together. 2. adjective.
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9. PRECIOUS | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
Link: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/learner-english/precious
Description: WEBMeaning of precious – Learner’s Dictionary. precious. adjective. uk / ˈpreʃəs / us. precious adjective (IMPORTANT) Add to word list. B2. very important to you: His books are his …
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10. precious adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage
Link: https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/american_english/precious_1
Description: WEB(disapproving) (especially of people and their behavior) very formal, exaggerated, and not natural in what you say and do synonym affected. preciousness. noun [uncountable] the preciousness of an old friendship His writings reveal an unattractive preciousness of style. See precious in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.