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Dictionary: val·u·a·ble   (văl'yū-ə-bəl, văl'yə-) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Having considerable monetary or material value for use or exchange: a valuable diamond.
  2. Of great importance, use, or service: valuable information; valuable advice.
  3. Having admirable or esteemed qualities or characteristics: a valuable friend.
n.
A personal possession, such as a piece of jewelry, having a relatively high monetary value. Often used in the plural.

valuableness val'u·a·ble·ness n.
valuably val'u·a·bly adv.

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Thesaurus: valuable
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adjective

    Of great value: costly, inestimable, invaluable, precious, priceless, worthy. Idioms: beyond price, of great price. See value/worthlessness/evaluation.

Antonyms: valuable
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adj

Definition: very important; priceless
Antonyms: unimportant, useless, valueless, worthless

n

Definition: prized possession
Antonyms: garbage, trash


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Having worth. Also: Thought of as precious.

pronunciation What we must decide is how we are valuable rather than how valuable we are. — Edgar Z. Friedenberg.

Dream Symbol: Valuables
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Finding something of value may represent discovering one's own value and self-regard. The dreamer may need to reevaluate his or her worth in the world.


Misspellings: valuable
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Common misspelling(s) of valuable

  • valuble
  • valueable

Translations: Valuable
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - værdifuld
n. - værdifuld

Nederlands (Dutch)
waardevol, kostbaar, te schatten, waardevol voorwerp

Français (French)
adj. - de grande valeur, précieux
n. - objet de valeur

Deutsch (German)
adj. - wertvoll
n. - Wertsache

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - βαρύτιμος, πολύτιμος

Italiano (Italian)
oggetti preziosi, prezioso, costoso, di gran valore

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - valioso

Русский (Russian)
ценный, дорогостоящий, полезный, достойный внимания

Español (Spanish)
adj. - de valor, valioso
n. - objetos de valor, objetos preciados

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - värdefull, värderad

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
有价值的, 宝贵的, 贵重的, 贵重物品

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 有價值的, 寶貴的, 貴重的
n. - 貴重物品

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 금전적 가치가 있는, 유가의, 값진
n. - 귀중품

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 金銭的価値のある, 高価な, 貴重な, 価値のある
n. - 貴重品

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) قيم, ثمين, نفيس‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮בעל-ערך, רב-ערך, יקר, רב-חשיבות‬
n. - ‮חפץ רב-ערך, תכשיטים‬


 
 
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