English Explanatory Dictionary

priceless

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Without a price assigned; unpriced.
  2. So precious as not to be obtainable or sold at any price.
  3. Of no value; valueless; worthless.
  4. Held in high regard; treasured.
  5. Absurd; ridiculous.
  6. Very amusing; hilarious.
  7. Excellent; fantastic; wonderful.

Pronunciation

/ˈpɹaɪslɪs/ /-ləs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-priceless.wav

Word forms

priceless more priceless most priceless

Etymology

From price + -less (“lacking, without”).

Synonyms

invaluable precious priceless unpriced unvaluable without price worth one's weight in gold inestimable good-for-nothing no good two-bit bastardly blown cacky chaffy cocking crapalicious cruddy cullionly draffish draffy dreckish drecky duffing floccinaucinihilipilificatious for the birds fucking garbagey good-for-naught goodless ineffectual jabberwocky junky mouldy mucid naughty no-account no good / no-good nonvaluable not worth a damn not worth a dime not worth a plug nickel not worth a brass farthing not worth a cent not worth a cress not worth a curse not worth a Continental not worth a farthing not worth hell room not worth a nickel not worth a penny not worth salt not worth a whistle nought of no value pissass punk putid rubbishly rubbishy

Antonyms

cheap worthless valueless nonvaluable

Related words

costless incomparable unbuyable unpriceable

Derived words

pricelessly pricelessness
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