1. precious

adjective. ['ˈprɛʃəs'] characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for.

Rhymes with Precious

• ambitious
• anxious
• anxious
• atrocious
• audacious
• auspicious
• capacious
• capricious
• cautious
• ceraceous
• conscientious
• conscious
• contentious
• crustaceous
• delicious
• efficacious
• expeditious
• facetious
• factitious
• fallacious

How do you pronounce precious?

Pronounce precious as ˈprɛʃəs.

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Sentences with precious

1. Adjective
A gift is only as precious as the box it comes in.

Quotes about precious

1. Pakistan not only means freedom and independence but the Muslim Ideology which has to be preserved, which has come to us as a precious gift and treasure and which, we hope other will share with us.
- Muhammad Ali Jinnah

2. When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive - to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.
- Marcus Aurelius

3. We've got this gift of love, but love is like a precious plant. You can't just accept it and leave it in the cupboard or just think it's going to get on by itself. You've got to keep watering it. You've got to really look after it and nurture it.
- John Lennon

2. precious

adjective. ['ˈprɛʃəs'] of high worth or cost.

3. precious

adjective. ['ˈprɛʃəs'] held in great esteem for admirable qualities especially of an intrinsic nature.

4. precious

adjective. ['ˈprɛʃəs'] obviously contrived to charm.

5. precious

adverb. ['ˈprɛʃəs'] extremely.