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treasured

treasured

1 4.1
A thing people keep because they love it and it brings memories
  • adjective
  • /ˈtrɛʒərd/
translation icon : preciado
  • To say your name recalls all stories, treasured memories of family, relatives and friends.

To our new treasured students, this is your moment.

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Examples

  • He shared his treasured memories of childhood with his grandchildren.

  • To our new treasured students, this is your moment.

  • And so to our new and treasured students, this is your moment and this is your Stanford.

  • Dr. David, the director, was both a geriatrician and a treasured friend of many years.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • While we listened, my father peeled oranges for us, pulling them apart, separating the succulent crescents, and passing them to us, fragile and treasured.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • My grandmother has always kept her treasured jewelry in a special box.

  • The photographs from our family vacation are treasured reminders of happy times.

Synonyms

dear
vstreasured
1.0

Loved and valued very much

leans more toward being regarded highly and valued
precious
vstreasured
407 3.2

Very important and loved because of strong personal feelings

focuses more on deep personal affection than general importance
beloved
vstreasured
377 2.1

Very much loved, often for a long time

is similar but slightly more focused on being highly valued
best-loved
vstreasured
4 3.4

Liked more than other things of the same kind

covers high personal value without implying top preference
valued
vstreasured
1 3.7

A person or thing that people see as important because of good qualities

carries more direct sense of deep personal affection and closeness
cherished
vstreasured
1 3.4

Very much loved and kept, like a special photo or memory

is essentially identical in meaning and depth of feeling
prized
vstreasured
1 3.4

Very valuable to someone because they care about it

places more emphasis on deep affection rather than special status
adored
vstreasured
2.6

Loved very much by one person or by many people

expresses the same affection but in a calmer, valued way
loved
vstreasured
1.0

A person or thing that someone cares about very much

stresses higher valuation and enduring affectionate regard
enshrined in someone's heart
vstreasured
  • Literature
7.7

A deep, loving memory that someone keeps in their heart

focuses more on present deep personal value than lasting memory
chere
vstreasured
  • Archaic
9.9

Much loved and highly valued by someone

is the modern common expression for deep affectionate valuation

Antonyms

3.7

Not cared for or looked after so it becomes damaged

1.6

People do not pay attention to a person or thing

How Valued

treasured
1 4.1
cherished
1 3.4
prized
1 3.4
valued
1 3.7
fond
223 1.0
liked
1.0

Surface Forms

treasured positive

Morphology

treasured = treasure (transparent) = treasure + ed

The adjective is the past participle/adjectival form of the verb 'treasure' and directly means 'valued' or 'cherished'.

Etymology

Treasured comes from the word treasure, which was an old name for a 'store' of valuable things, like a chest of gold; so something treasured is kept, loved, and valued very highly.