valuable
Noun · AdjectiveSynonyms:
worthful
Open English WordNet
Adjective (2)
- 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
- having worth or merit or value“a valuable friend”“a good and worthful man”Synonyms: worthfulOpposite unworthySimilar worthy
Noun (1)valuables
- 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