valuable
Syllables: val·u·ab·le/ˈvælju(ə)bl̩/
valuable adjective: having a great value.
Adjective
valuable (comparative more valuable, superlative most valuable)
- Having a great value.
- valuable gemstones
- Synonyms:
- worthy
- Estimable; deserving esteem.
- a valuable friend; a valuable companion
- Truly valuable things have no price and cannot be bought.
- Synonyms:
- admirable, laudable, allowable, commendable, creditable, estimable, glorious, honorable, praiseworthy, respectable
Noun
valuable (plural valuables)
valuable meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
valuable in Hindi
- having a great value
- क़ीमती qīmtī
valuable in Tamil
- விலை மதிப்புள்ள
valuable in Marathi
- मौल्यवान
valuable in Urdu
- having a great value
- قیمتی qīmtī
More languagesFewer languages
- valuable in Bengali
- মূল্যবান mullôban
- valuable in Telugu
- విలువైన viluvaina
- valuable in Malayalam
- വിലപ്പെട്ട vilappeṭṭa, വിലയേറിയ vilayēṟiya
- valuable in Kannada
- ಬಹಳ ಬೆಲೆಯ, ಬೆಲೆಯುಳ್ಳ, ಬೆಲೆ ಬಾಳುವ, ಅಮೂಲ್ಯ
- valuable in Punjabi
- ਕੀਮਤੀ, ਮੁੱਲਵਾਨ
- valuable in Gujarati
- મૂલ્યવાન
- valuable in Odia
- କଉଡ଼ିଆ kauṛiā
- valuable in Sanskrit
- गुरु gurú
- valuable in Nepali
- बहुमूल्य
- valuable in Arabic
- قَيِّم qayyim, ثَمِين ṯamīn
- valuable in Persian
- قیمتی qeymati, ارزشمند arzešmand
- valuable in Thai
- มีราคา, มีค่า mii-kâa
- valuable in Vietnamese
- quý giá, quý báu
Examples of valuable in a sentence
- A valuable collection of silver plate was donated to the museum.
- The estate is expected to realize well as it comprises many valuable assets.
- This is a valuable artefact and should be treated as such.
Synonyms of valuable
- worthy
- admirable
- laudable
- commendable
- creditable
- estimable
- glorious
- honorable
- praiseworthy
- respectable
8 more synonymsFewer synonyms
Antonyms
10 more antonymsFewer antonyms
- garbagey
- good-for-naught
- good-for-nothing
- goodless
- ineffectual
- jabberwocky
- junky
- mouldy
- no-account
- no good / no-good
Forms of valuable
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more valuable |
| superlative | most valuable |
| Noun | |
| plural | valuables |
Origin of valuable
From value + -able.
Words formed from valuable
Phrases with valuable
Questions about valuable
- What does valuable mean?
- Valuable means having a great value.
- What is valuable in Hindi?
- Valuable in Hindi is क़ीमती (qīmtī). See Valuable meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is valuable?
- Valuable can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce valuable?
- Valuable is pronounced /ˈvælju(ə)bl̩/.
Words near valuable in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: valuable (page history and authors); valuable (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); valuable (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); মূল্যবান (Bengali) (page history and authors); valuable (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); valuable (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); valuable (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); କଉଡ଼ିଆ (Odia) (page history and authors); गुरु (Sanskrit) (page history and authors); valuable (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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