Valuable — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

something of value

having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/vˈæljuːəbəl/

🇬🇧British English

/vˈaljuːəbəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/vˈaljuːəbəl/

2 syllables Say it as /vˈæljuːəbəl/.

Examples

all our valuables were stolen
a valuable diamond
a valuable friend

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

worthful

Antonyms

worthless

Parts of Speech

noun	something of value “all our valuables were stolen”
adjective	having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange “a valuable diamond”
adjective	having worth or merit or value “a valuable friend”

Word Forms

valuable	adjective	having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange
valuable	noun	something of value
valuableness	noun	the positive quality of being precious and beyond value
value	verb	hold dear

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

wertvoll

etwas von Wert

🇫🇷French

précieux

quelque chose de valeur

🇪🇸Spanish

valioso

algo de valor

🇮🇹Italian

prezioso

qualcosa di valore

🇳🇱Dutch

waardevol

iets van waarde

🇵🇹Portuguese

de valor

algo de valor

🇷🇺Russian

ценный

что-то ценное

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कीमती

कुछ मूल्यवान

🇧🇩Bengali

মূল্যবান

মূল্যবান কিছু

🇮🇳Tamil

மதிப்புமிக்க

மதிப்புள்ள ஒன்று

🇮🇳Telugu

విలువైన

విలువ ఏదో

🇮🇳Marathi

मौल्यवान

मौल्यवान काहीतरी

🇮🇳Gujarati

મૂલ્યવાન

કંઈક મૂલ્યવાન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೌಲ್ಯಯುತ

ಮೌಲ್ಯದ ಏನೋ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിലപ്പെട്ട

മൂല്യമുള്ള എന്തെങ്കിലും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੀਮਤੀ

ਮੁੱਲ ਦੀ ਕੋਈ ਚੀਜ਼

🇵🇰Urdu

قیمتی

قیمتی چیز

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

有价值的

有价值的东西

🇯🇵Japanese

貴重な

価値あるもの

🇰🇷Korean

귀중한

가치 있는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

có giá trị lớn

thứ gì đó có giá trị

🇹🇭Thai

มีค่า

บางสิ่งบางอย่างที่มีคุณค่า

🇮🇩Indonesian

berharga

sesuatu yang bernilai

🇵🇭Filipino

mahalaga

isang bagay na may halaga

🇲🇾Malay

berharga

sesuatu yang bernilai

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قيّم

شيء ذو قيمة

🇮🇷Persian

با ارزش

چیزی با ارزش

🇹🇷Turkish

değerli

değerli bir şey

🇮🇱Hebrew

בַּעַל עֵרֶך

משהו בעל ערך

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