priceless
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4.2
- adjective
- /ˈpraɪsləs/
:
invaluable
- That vase was a priceless antique.
- priceless experience
- priceless artifacts
- priceless treasures
Our time is priceless and our time is now.
- Our time is priceless and our time is now.
- That is priceless, you know, and you can't buy peace.
- Things, things that are free, you find are priceless when they get taken from you.
- TLAN Imas compassion is priceless in the truest sense of the word.
- It's like priceless, like memories that I'll never forget.
- So imagine that is a priceless encounter that cannot be measured.
- But if you start off with wow, I've got this priceless thing.
- And the look on their faces was just priceless.
- Ownership of your sexuality is a priceless gift.
- And that kind of oversight into these scenarios was priceless.
- So I was nervous about it because, you know, in my mind these are priceless artifacts.
- And the feeling that you get in the wake of that is priceless.
- But I also realized that, like, this moment is priceless.
Examples
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For one priceless moment in the whole history of man...
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In romantic terms, diamonds are not only priceless but also symbolic of love, fidelity, and ageless beauty.
Academic text (2004) -
Things, things that are free, you find are priceless when they get taken from you.
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And to have that conversation is priceless in and of itself.
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The look on your face was priceless.
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So I was nervous about it because, you know, in my mind these are priceless artifacts.
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But at the same time, you get life experiences that are priceless, like networking.
Academic text (2006) -
The perfect gift is immaterial; it is priceless; and it is transcended by the sentiment or feeling attached.
Academic text (2013) -
To sustain this priceless heritage is the highest earthly duty of the Christian and the patriot.
Academic text (2014) -
That vase was a priceless antique, cherished for its unique history.
Synonyms
158
2.3
Worth a lot of money, like a painting or necklace
153
4.1
Very valuable because it is rare or expensive
75
4.1
Very useful in a way that is hard to measure
Antonyms
Compounds
How Valuable
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Priceless comes from price and the ending -less, where -less means 'without'. It originally meant 'without a price' because something was too valuable to put a price on, so priceless now means something very valuable or impossible to measure.