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valuable definition

valu·able (val′yə bəl, val′yo̵̅o̅ ə bəl)

adjective

    1. having material value; being worth money
    2. having great value in terms of money a valuable diamond
  2. of great merit, use, or service; highly important, esteemed, etc.

noun

an article of value, esp. one of small size, as a piece of jewelry: usually used in pl.

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valuable Synonyms

valuable

modif.

  1. Worth money

    salable, marketable, in demand, high-priced, commanding a good price, precious, costly, expensive, dear, of value, in great demand, hardly obtainable, scarce, priceless, invaluable, worthwhile, inestimable, worth its weight in gold*; see also expensive.

    Antonyms cheap*, worthless*, unsaleable, unmarketable.

  2. Helpful

    important, estimable, worthy; see helpful 1, relevant. See syn. study at expensive.


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valuable Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • leave: Lock your car at all times; never leave valuables in open sight.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

  • render: You will find that we are able to render certain additional services exceedingly valuable when the time factor is of special importance.

Modifies a noun

  • insight: She's given me many valuable insights on how we can improve the experience for users of our product.

Modifying Another Word

  • immensely: Of course Britain was inevitably going to be described as immensely valuable.

Used with adjective complement

  • prove: Thus samples of regolith returned by the Apollo missions proved valuable in studies of the solar wind.

Preposition: for

  • wildlife: The lengthy sea walls, which are in themselves valuable for wildlife are expensive to maintain.
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valuable quotes

But some of us still believe that, without freedom, human beings cannot become fully human and that freedom is therefore supremely valuable.

-Huxley, Aldous Leonard

We must recollect†what it is we have at stake, what it is we have to contend for. It is for our property, it is for our liberty, it is for our independence, nay for our existence as a nation; it is for our character, it is for our very name as Englishmen, it is for everything dear and valuable to man on this side of the grave.

-Pitt,William known as  theYounger

I have yet to hear the first syllable of valuable or even earnest advice from my seniors.

-Thoreau, Henry David

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