Precious

German Meaning

kostbar

wertvoll

edel

schön

preziös

hochverehrt

heiß geliebt

English Meaning

  1. Of high cost or worth; valuable.
  2. Highly esteemed; cherished.
  3. Dear; beloved.
  4. Affectedly dainty or overrefined: precious mannerisms.
  5. Informal Thoroughgoing; unmitigated: a precious mess.
  6. One who is dear or beloved; a darling.
  7. Used as an intensive: "He had precious little right to complain” ( James Agee).