valuable :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

n. something of value; "all our valuables were stolen"

adj. having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange; "another human being equally valuable in the sight of God"; "a valuable diamond"

valuable

adj. having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange; "another human being equally valuable in the sight of God"; "a valuable diamond"

worthful

adj. having worth or merit or value; "a valuable friend"; "a good and worthful man"

costly, dearly-won

adj. entailing great loss or sacrifice; "a dearly-won victory"

dear, big-ticket, costly, high-priced, pricey, pricy

adj. having a high price; "costly jewelry"; "high-priced merchandise"; "much too dear for my pocketbook"; "a pricey restaurant"

steep, exorbitant, extortionate, outrageous, unconscionable, usurious

adj. greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; "exorbitant rent"; "extortionate prices"; "spends an outrageous amount on entertainment"; "usurious interest rate"; "unconscionable spending"

incomputable, inestimable, immeasurable

adj. beyond calculation or measure; "of incalculable value"; "an incomputable amount"; "jewels of inestimable value"; "immeasurable wealth"

precious, cherished, treasured, wanted

adj. characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for; "a cherished friend"; "children are precious"; "a treasured heirloom"; "so good to feel wanted"

gracious, beneficent, benevolent

adj. doing or producing good; "the most beneficent regime in history"

good, beneficial, salutary

adj. tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health; "beneficial effects of a balanced diet"; "a good night's sleep"; "the salutary influence of pure air"

helpful

adj. providing assistance or serving a useful function

valuable, worthful

adj. having worth or merit or value; "a valuable friend"; "a good and worthful man"

constructive

adj. constructing or tending to construct or improve or promote development; "constructive criticism"; "a constructive attitude"; "a constructive philosophy"; "constructive permission"

useful, of value

adj. being of use or service; "the girl felt motherly and useful"; "a useful job"; "a useful member of society"

gracious, beneficent, benevolent

adj. doing or producing good; "the most beneficent regime in history"

good, beneficial, salutary

adj. tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health; "beneficial effects of a balanced diet"; "a good night's sleep"; "the salutary influence of pure air"

helpful

adj. providing assistance or serving a useful function

valuable

adj. having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange; "another human being equally valuable in the sight of God"; "a valuable diamond"

essential, crucial, all-important, all important, of the essence

adj. of the greatest importance; "the all-important subject of disarmament"; "crucial information"; "in chess cool nerves are of the essence"

alpha

adj. first in order of importance; "the alpha male in the group of chimpanzees"; "the alpha star in a constellation is the brightest or main star"

big

adj. significant; "graduation was a big day in his life"

burning

adj. of immediate import; "burning issues of the day"

cardinal, central, key, fundamental, polar, primal

adj. serving as an essential component; "a cardinal rule"; "the central cause of the problem"; "an example that was fundamental to the argument"; "computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure"

primary, main, chief, principal

adj. most important element; "the chief aim of living"; "the main doors were of solid glass"; "the principal rivers of America"; "the principal example"; "policemen were primary targets"

eventful, consequential

adj. having important issues or results; "the year's only really consequential legislation"; "an eventful decision"

Copernican

adj. of radical or major importance; "a Copernican revolution in modern art"

great, distinguished, eminent

adj. (used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation; "our distinguished professor"; "an eminent scholar"; "a great statesman"

historic

adj. important in history; "the historic first voyage to outer space"

in-chief

adj. indicating the head of a staff; "editor-in-chief"

measurable

adj. of distinguished importance; "a measurable figure in literature"

serious, weighty

adj. of great consequence; "marriage is a serious matter"

strategic

adj. highly important to or an integral part of a strategy or plan of action especially in war; "a strategic chess move"; "strategic withdrawal"; "strategic bombing missions"

expensive

adj. high in price or charging high prices; "expensive clothes"; "an expensive shop"

fundamental, crucial, important, of import

adj. of great significance or value; "important people"; "the important questions of the day"

worthy

adj. having worth or merit or value; being honorable or admirable; "a worthy fellow"; "no student deemed worthy, and chosen for admission, would be kept out for lack of funds"- Nathan Pusey; "worthy of acclaim"; "worthy of consideration"; "a worthy cause"

applaudable, commendable, laudable, praiseworthy

adj. worthy of high praise; "applaudable efforts to save the environment"; "a commendable sense of purpose"; "laudable motives of improving housing conditions"; "a significant and praiseworthy increase in computer intelligence"

creditable

adj. worthy of often limited commendation; "the student's effort on the essay--though not outstanding--was creditable"

worth, deserving, meriting, worthy of

adj. having sufficient worth; "an idea worth considering"; "a cause deserving or meriting support"; "the deserving poor" (often used ironically)

model, exemplary

adj. worthy of imitation; "exemplary behavior"; "model citizens"

honorable, honourable

adj. used as a title of respect; "my honorable colleague"; "our worthy commanding officer"

meritorious, meritable

adj. deserving reward or praise; "a lifetime of meritorious service"; "meritorious conduct"

notable, noteworthy

adj. worthy of notice; "a noteworthy advance in cancer research"

quotable

adj. suitable for or worthy of quotation; "a quotable slogan"; "his remarks are not quotable in mixed company"

worthwhile

adj. sufficiently valuable to justify the investment of time or interest; "a worthwhile book"

worthless

adj. lacking in usefulness or value; "a worthless idler"

nugatory

adj. of no real value; "a nugatory law"

cheap

adj. relatively low in price or charging low prices; "it would have been cheap at twice the price"; "inexpensive family restaurants"

otiose, wasted, useless, pointless, superfluous

adj. serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being; "otiose lines in a play"; "advice is wasted words"

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