Precious
Meaning of Precious
Of great value; dear.
ما معنى كلمة Precious بالعربي؟
ثمين وغالي
💎❤️ ثمين وغالي له قيمة عالية جداً؛ نادر ومُحبب يُحافظ عليه بعناية؛ كنز قيم يُقدر ويُعتز به لندرته وأهميته الخاصة والاستثنائية 💎🌟
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Precious in a sentence
Precious metals are used in the electrode design.
Precious time is saved by automation.
Precious items are listed in the inventory.
Time is precious, so practise daily.
Origin of Precious
From Old French precios, from Latin pretiosus, from pretium 'price'.
In the Genetic Learning (GL) context
In Genetic Learning work led by Naif Talal Al-Essa, precious can also sound affected. Learner time is precious to Genetic Invent.
Precious audio micro-course (transcript)
Podcast 1 — Introduction & meaning
Narrator: Today's word is "Precious" — adjective, pronounced /ˈpreʃəs/, with the stress on "prec".
Narrator: Precious means of great value because it is rare, expensive or deeply loved.
Narrator: In plain English, precious things are too important to lose.
Narrator: It comes from the Old French precios, from the Latin pretiosus, from pretium, price.
Narrator: A common collocation is "precious metals", which describes gold, silver and platinum.
Narrator: It differs from "expensive", because precious can describe things loved for their meaning, not their price.
Narrator: In a second, critical sense, a precious person is overly fussy or affected.
Narrator: Jewellery, finance, family life and literature all rely on the word.
Narrator: So remember: precious means deeply valued, in money or in love.
Read podcasts 2 and 3
Podcast 2 — In conversation
Speaker A: Why did Grandma call her old photos precious?
Speaker B: Because they mean the world to her! PRECIOUS comes from the Latin pretium, meaning price.
Speaker A: So it is not about money there?
Speaker B: No, it is about love and memory.
Speaker A: Example sentences?
Speaker B: "Time with family is precious", meaning very valuable. "Diamonds are precious stones", meaning gems. "Don't be so precious about your desk", meaning do not be fussy.
Speaker A: Common mistakes?
Speaker B: Spell it with "-cious", not "-tious", and remember it can sound critical when used about people.
Speaker A: Close relatives?
Speaker B: Valuable is its practical cousin, treasured is its loving twin, and priceless is the grand alternative, but precious keeps its tender charm!
Podcast 3 — Prompt engineering
Speaker B: Let's use "precious" in AI prompts — useful for jewellery shops and photo archive apps.
Speaker A: How would a jewellery shop use it?
Speaker B: Ask for accurate descriptions.
Prompt: Write a product description for a silver ring set with a small precious stone, including care instructions.
Speaker A: And photo archives?
Speaker B: Help people protect memories.
Prompt: Design a feature that lets users star their most precious photos so they are backed up to two cloud services automatically.
Speaker A: Could it help pricing?
Speaker B: Yes, with live data.
Prompt: Write a function that fetches today's precious metal prices and updates the price of each gold item in our catalogue.
Speaker A: One more?
Speaker B: Greeting cards.
Prompt: Write three short messages for a new baby card that describe the child as precious without sounding clichéd.
Frequently asked questions about Precious
What does Precious mean?
Of great value; dear.
ما معنى كلمة Precious بالعربي؟
ثمين وغالي — 💎❤️ ثمين وغالي له قيمة عالية جداً؛ نادر ومُحبب يُحافظ عليه بعناية؛ كنز قيم يُقدر ويُعتز به لندرته وأهميته الخاصة والاستثنائية 💎🌟
How do you pronounce Precious?
Precious is pronounced /ˈpreʃəs/ and is used as an adjective.
How is Precious used in a sentence?
Precious metals are used in the electrode design.
What are synonyms of Precious?
valuable, priceless, treasured, cherished, costly, rare.