| Main Entry: | precious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | favorite, valued |
Synonyms: |
adored, beloved, cherished, darling, dear, dearest, idolized, inestimable, loved, pet, prized, treasured |
Antonyms: |
disfavored, useless, valueless, worthless |
| Main Entry: | precious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | expensive; rare |
Synonyms: |
choice, costly, dear, exquisite, fine, high-priced, inestimable, invaluable, priceless, prizable, prized, recherché, rich, treasurable, valuable, worth a king's ransom, worth eyeteeth, worth one's weight in gold |
Antonyms: |
cheap, common, inexpensive |
| Main Entry: | precious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | extremely sophisticated and picky |
Synonyms: |
affected, alembicated, artful, artificial, chichi*, choosy, dainty, delicate, fastidious, finicky, fragile, fussy, la-di-da, nice, ostentatious, overnice, overrefined, particular, persnickety*, precieux, pretentious, refined, showy, stagy, studied |
Antonyms: |
defective, deficient, impaired |
| Main Entry: | adorable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | cute, lovable |
Synonyms: |
ambrosial, appealing, attractive, captivating, charming, cute, darling, dear, delectable, delicious, delightful, dishy, dreamy*, fetching, heavenly, hot*, luscious, pleasing, precious, sexy, suave |
Antonyms: |
cursed, despicable, detestable, hateable, hateful |
| Main Entry: | affected |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | changed in a bad or artificial way |
Synonyms: |
apish, artificial, assumed, awkward, campy, chichi*, conceited, contrived, counterfeit, counterfeited, faked, false, feigned, fraud*, gone Hollywood, ham, hammy, high falutin', hollow, imitated, insincere, melodramatic, ostentatious, overdone, pedantic, phony, playacting, pompous, precious, pretended, pretentious, put-on, schmaltzy, self-conscious, shallow, sham*, simulated, spurious, stiff, stilted, studied, superficial, theatrical, unnatural |
Antonyms: |
ok, unchanged, unhurt, unimpaired, uninjured |
| Main Entry: | beloved |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | adored |
Synonyms: |
admired, cared for, cherished, darling, dear, dearest, doted on, endeared, esteemed, fair-haired, favorite, hallowed, highly regarded, highly valued, idolized, loved, near to one's heart, pet*, pleasing, popular, precious, prized, respected, revered, sweet, treasured, venerated, well-liked, worshiped |
Antonyms: |
despised, disliked, hated |
| Main Entry: | choice |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | best, superior |
Synonyms: |
10, 24-karat, A-1, elect, elite, excellent, exceptional, exclusive, exquisite, fine, first-class, hand-picked, nice, popular, precious, preferential, preferred, prime, prize, rare, select, solid gold, special, top-drawer, uncommon, unusual, valuable, winner |
Antonyms: |
inferior, poor, sad, worst |
| Main Entry: | costly |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | expensive |
Synonyms: |
an arm and leg, cher, dear, excessive, executive, exorbitant, extortionate, extravagant, fancy, high, high-priced, highly priced, inordinate, precious, premium, pricey, steep, stiff*, top, valuable |
Antonyms: |
cheap, inexpensive, reasonable |
| Main Entry: | costly |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | priceless |
Synonyms: |
gorgeous, inestimable, invaluable, lavish, luxurious, opulent, precious, rich, splendid, sumptuous, valuable |
Antonyms: |
cheap, not valuable, poor |
| Main Entry: | dainty |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | delicate, fragile, fine |
Synonyms: |
airy, attractive, beautiful, bonny, charming, choice, comely, cute, darling, delectable, delicious, delightful, diaphanous, elegant, ethereal, exquisite, fair, feeble, frail, graceful, lacy, light, lovely, neat, nice, palatable, petite, pleasing, precious, pretty, rare, recherché, refined, savory, select, soft, subtle, superior, sweet, tasteful, tasty, tender, thin, toothsome, trim, well-made |
Antonyms: |
clumsy, coarse, harsh, heavy, rough |