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| Main Entry: | precious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | favorite, valued |
| Synonyms: | beloved, darling, dear, inestimable, loved, pet, adored, cherished, dearest, idolized, prized, treasured |
| Antonyms: | useless, valueless, worthless, disfavored |
| 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, artful, artificial, chichi*, choosy, dainty, delicate, fastidious, finicky, fragile, fussy, nice, ostentatious, particular, persnickety*, pretentious, refined, showy, studied, alembicated, la-di-da, overnice, overrefined, precieux, stagy |
| Antonyms: | defective, deficient, impaired |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | adorable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | cute, lovable |
| Synonyms: | ambrosial, appealing, attractive, charming, cute, darling, dear, delectable, delicious, delightful, dreamy*, fetching, heavenly, hot*, luscious, pleasing, precious, sexy, suave, captivating, dishy |
| Antonyms: | cursed, despicable, detestable, hateful, hateable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | choice |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | best, superior |
| Synonyms: | 10, 24-karat, elect, elite, excellent, exceptional, exclusive, exquisite, fine, first-class, nice, popular, precious, preferential, preferred, prime, prize, rare, select, special, top-drawer, uncommon, unusual, valuable, winner, A-1*, hand-picked, solid gold |
| Antonyms: | inferior, poor, sad, worst |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | darling |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sweetheart, favorite person |
| Synonyms: | angel*, apple of one's eye, baby*, beloved, boyfriend, dear, dear one, dearest, dearie, fair-haired boy, flame, friend, girlfriend, heart's desire, honeybunch, lamb, light of my life, love, lover, one and only, pet*, precious, sugar*, sweetie, treasure*, truelove |
| Antonyms: | enemy, foe |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dear |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | beloved person |
| Synonyms: | darling, favorite, heartthrob, honey, love, lover, pet, precious, sweetheart, treasure, loved one |
| Antonyms: | hate, despised |
| Main Entry: | favorite |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | preferred |
| Synonyms: | beloved, choice, darling, dear, especial, favored, intimate, liked, main, number one, personal, pet*, pleasant, popular, precious, sweetheart*, admired, adored, best-loved, cherished, dearest, desired, esteemed, prized, revered, treasured, wished-for |
| Antonyms: | hated, disliked, loathed |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | genteel |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sophisticated, cultured |
| Synonyms: | affected, aristocratic, artificial, chivalrous, civil, confined, courteous, courtly, elegant, fashionable, formal, graceful, hollow, intolerant, mannerly, noble, ostentatious, polished, polite, pompous, precious, pretentious, priggish, prim, prissy, prudish, refined, respectable, straitlaced, stuffy*, stylish, urbane, well-behaved, well-bred, well-mannered, cultivated, distingué, la-di-da |
| Notes: | genteel means marked by refinement in taste and manners; a gentile is a person who does not acknowledge your God or denotes a Christian as contrasted with a Jew; gentle means soft and mild or having or showing a kindly or tender nature |
| Antonyms: | boorish, callous, rough, rude, rugged, uncultured, unrefined, unsophisticated |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | invaluable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | priceless |
| Synonyms: | costly, dear, expensive, helpful, inestimable, precious, serviceable, valuable, beyond price |
| Antonyms: | worthless |
| Main Entry: | mincing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | affected, pretentious |
| Synonyms: | artificial, dainty, delicate, effeminate, fastidious, finicky, fussy, genteel, insincere, nice, particular, persnickety, precious, sissy, squeamish, stilted, unnatural, finical, la-di-da, too-too |
| Antonyms: | extroverted, unaffected, unpretentious |
| Main Entry: | pet |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | favorite |
| Synonyms: | affectionate, darling, dear, endearing, favored, loved, precious, preferred, special, cherished, dearest |
| Antonyms: | hated, disfavored |
| Main Entry: | prissy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | particular and fussy |
| Synonyms: | Victorian, fastidious, finicky, genteel, goody-goody*, persnickety, picky, precious, prim, prudish, puritanical, sissy, squeamish, strait-laced, stuffy*, epicene, goody-two-shoes, overnice, pansified, prim and proper, sissified, stickling, tight-laced |
| Antonyms: | informal, unconcerned |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | valuable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very important; priceless |
| Synonyms: | beneficial, costly, dear, estimable, expensive, heirloom, helpful, high-priced, hot*, important, inestimable, invaluable, precious, profitable, relevant, respected, scarce, serviceable, useful, valued, worthwhile, worthy, admired, appreciated, cherished, collectible, esteemed, held dear, hot property, in demand, of value, prized, treasured |
| Antonyms: | unimportant, useless, valueless, worthless |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | valued |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | costly; treasured |
| Synonyms: | beloved, dear, expensive, fancy, high-priced, loved, precious, priceless, respected, valuable, admired, appreciated, cherished, esteemed, highly regarded, prized |
| Main Entry: | worthy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | honorable, respectable |
| Synonyms: | aces*, admirable, best, blameless, choice, commendable, creditable, decent, dependable, deserving, desirable, divine, estimable, ethical, excellent, exemplary, first-class*, first-rate*, good, honest, invaluable, laudable, meritorious, model, moral, noble, pleasing, praiseworthy, precious, priceless, pure, reliable, reputable, righteous, satisfying, sterling, top-drawer, top-notch*, true, trustworthy, upright, valuable, virtuous, winning, worthwhile, A-1*, incorrupt, right-minded, salt of the earth |
| Antonyms: | dishonorable, disreputable, unworthy, unrespected |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | high-priced |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | costly |
| Synonyms: | expensive, extravagant, precious, premium, steep, pricey |
| Main Entry: | inestimable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | priceless |
| Synonyms: | invaluable, precious, valuable |
| Main Entry: | loved |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | desired |
| Synonyms: | beloved, precious, adored, cherished |
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