valuable

English

Etymology

From value +‎ -able.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvælju(ə)bl̩/, /ˈvæljəbl̩/

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• Hyphenation: val‧u‧ab‧le, val‧uab‧le

Adjective

valuable (comparative more valuable, superlative most valuable)

1. Having a great value.

   Synonyms: worthy; see also Thesaurus:valuable

   Antonyms: worthless; see also Thesaurus:worthless

   valuable gemstones

2. Estimable; deserving esteem.

   a valuable friend; a valuable companion

   Truly valuable things have no price and cannot be bought.

Derived terms

• most valuable player
• valuable consideration
• valuably

 

Translations

having a great value

Arabic: قَيِّم (ar) m (qayyim), ثَمِين m (ṯamīn) Belarusian: кашто́ўны (kaštóŭny) Bulgarian: це́нен (bg) (cénen) Catalan: valuós (ca) Chinese: Mandarin: 寶貴／宝贵 (zh) (bǎoguì), 貴重／贵重 (zh) (guìzhòng), 有價值／有价值 (zh) (yǒujiàzhí) Czech: hodnotný (cs) m Danish: værdifuld (da) Dutch: waardevol (nl) Finnish: arvokas (fi) French: précieux (fr) Georgian: ძვირფასი (ʒvirpasi), ფასეული (paseuli), ღირებული (ɣirebuli) German: wertvoll (de) Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍆𐍃 (galaufs) Greek: πολύτιμος (el) m (polýtimos) Hindi: क़ीमती (qīmtī) Hungarian: értékes (hu) Icelandic: verðmætur, verðmikill Irish: mórluachach, luachmhar Italian: prezioso (it) Japanese: 貴重な (ja) (きちょうな, kichō na) Korean: 값비싼 (gapbissan), 귀중한 (gwijunghan), 귀중하다 (ko) (gwijunghada) (predicative) Kurdish: Central Kurdish: بەنرخ (benrix) Kyrgyz: баалуу (ky) (baaluu) Latin: pretiōsus Lithuanian: vertingas m Malayalam: വിലപ്പെട്ട (vilappeṭṭa), വിലയേറിയ (vilayēṟiya) Maori: marihi, ohooho Norman: vaillabl'ye (Jersey) Ottoman Turkish: عزیز (ʼazîz) Persian: قیمتی (fa) (qeymati), ارزشمند (arzešmand) Polish: wartościowy (pl), drogocenny (pl) Portuguese: valioso (pt) Romanian: valoros (ro), prețios (ro) Russian: це́нный (ru) m (cénnyj) Scottish Gaelic: prìseil, luachmhor, fiach Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: вре́дан, драго̀цјен Roman: vrijédan (sh), dragòcjen (sh) Slovak: cenný Slovene: vredno m, vreden Sorbian: Lower Sorbian: drogi Spanish: valioso (es) Swedish: värdefull (sv) Tajik: пурбаҳо (purbaho) Telugu: విలువైన (te) (viluvaina) Thai: มีราคา, มีค่า Turkish: değerli (tr) Ukrainian: ці́нний (uk) (cínnyj) Urdu: قیمتی (qīmtī) Vietnamese: quý giá (vi), quý báu (vi) Welsh: gwerthfawr (cy)

Noun

valuable (plural valuables)

1. (usually in the plural) A personal possession such as jewellery, of relatively great monetary value.

   One particular valuable is a gemstone mosaic.

Translations

personal possession of relatively great monetary value

Bulgarian: ценности (bg) f pl (cennosti) Finnish: arvotavara French: valeur (fr) Georgian: ძვირფასეულობა (ʒvirpaseuloba), ძვირფასეული (ʒvirpaseuli) German: Wertgegenstand (de) m, Wertsache (de) f Greek: τιμαλφές n (timalfés) Hungarian: értéktárgy (hu), értékek (hu) Korean: 귀중품(貴重品) (ko) (gwijungpum) Polish: drogocenności (pl) nvir, kosztowności (pl) nvir, precjoza (pl) nvir Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: драго̀цјено̄ст f Roman: dragòcjenōst (sh) f Slovene: dragocenost f Swedish: värdesak (sv) c, värdeföremål (sv) n Ukrainian: коштовність f (koštovnistʹ), дорогоцінність f (dorohocinnistʹ)