valuable

Noun · Adjective
Synonyms: worthful

Open English WordNet

Adjective (2)

  1. having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange“a valuable diamond”Opposite worthlessSimilar worth, invaluable, precious, rich, semiprecious, blue-chipSee also expensive, important, worthy
  2. having worth or merit or value“a valuable friend”“a good and worthful man”Synonyms: worthfulOpposite unworthySimilar worthy

Noun (1)valuables

  1. something of value“all our valuables were stolen”Type of treasure, hoarded wealthKinds precious metal, swag
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Val′u·a·ble adjective

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, Sir William Bouvier, John


Val′u·a·ble noun

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.— Edward Burnett Tylor

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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