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priceless
[ prahys-lis ]
adjective
- having a value beyond all price; invaluable:
a priceless artwork.
Synonyms: incomparable, costly, precious, irreplaceable
- delightfully amusing or absurd:
a priceless anecdote.
priceless
/ ˈpraɪslɪs /
adjective
- of inestimable worth; beyond valuation; invaluable
- informal.extremely amusing or ridiculous
Derived Forms
- ˈpricelessness, noun
- ˈpricelessly, adverb
Other Words From
- priceless·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of priceless1
Example Sentences
Both priceless papyri that could shed light on early Christianity and forgeries are openly trafficked online.
Actor and explorer Michael Palin, visiting in 2001, described one elderly bookkeeper showing off his priceless wares.
The room was piled high with boxes containing the priceless tickets for Gatecrasher Balls.
The Jobar Synagogue was one of the holiest Jewish sites in Syria and contained priceless historical artifacts.
No amount of money could meet his demands, making the damages for his suit “priceless”—hence the astronomical sum.
Bessires was included because he would never win it at any later date, but his doglike devotion made him a priceless subordinate.
That first 'pinch' was its own priceless reward, far above present appreciation or future fame.
That persons competent to judge of their merit would in after years pronounce them of priceless value.
It is famous for its picture gallery, which contains many priceless originals by Gainsborough, Reynolds and others.
In a special alcove was a large number of priceless Fourteenth and Sixteenth Century editions.
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