précieux — meaning in English

English meaning

• precious adjective Of great value or worth.
• valuable adj Worth a lot of money.

Senses

précieux is used for these senses in English:

• precious Of high value or worth.
• valuable Having a great value.

precious — full definition

1. adjective Of great value or worth.
2. adjective Deeply loved or cherished.
3. adjective Overly fussy, delicate, or affected — used somewhat critically.

valuable — full definition

1. adj Worth a lot of money.
2. adj Extremely useful or important.
3. noun A personal item of significant monetary worth, such as jewellery (usually plural: "valuables").

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