preciousness
121gold — /goʊld / (say gohld) noun 1. a precious yellow metal, highly malleable and ductile, and free from liability to rust. Symbol: Au; relative atomic mass: 196.967; atomic number: 79; density: 19.3 at 20°C. 2. coin made of it. 3. money; wealth. 4.… …
122precious — /ˈprɛʃəs / (say preshuhs) adjective 1. of great price or value; valuable; costly: precious metals. 2. of great moral or spiritual worth. 3. dear or beloved. 4. egregious; arrant, or gross. 5. affectedly or excessively delicate, refined, or nice.… …
123-ty and -ness — Most English adjectives can form nouns by adding the active (originally Old English) suffix ness, and these nouns denote either a state or quality (cleverness, happiness) or an instance of a state or quality (a kindness). The suffix ty (often in… …
124glory — [n1] fame, importance celebrity, dignity, distinction, eminence, exaltation, grandeur, greatness, honor, illustriousness, immortality, kudos, magnificence, majesty, nobility, praise, prestige, renown, reputation, splendor, sublimity, triumph;… …
125ghreib- — ghreib English meaning: to grab Deutsche Übersetzung: “greifen, ergreifen” Note: compare also ghrebh . Material: Goth. greipan “ grasp “, O.Ice. grīpa “ grasp, gripe “, O.E. O.S. grīpan ds., O.Fris. grīpa, O.H.G. grīfan ds.,… …
126mei-2 — mei 2 English meaning: to change, exchange Deutsche Übersetzung: “wechseln, tauschen”; out of it “gemeinsam, Tauschgabe, Leistung” and “tauschen, täuschen” Material: O.Ind. máyatē “tauscht”, ni maya m. “Tausch”; Ltv. míju, mît… …
127mei-t(h)-2 — mei t(h) 2 English meaning: to exchange Deutsche Übersetzung: “wechseln, tauschen” Material: O.Ind. mē thati, mitháti “wechselt ab, zankt, gesellt sich to”, mithá adv. “gegenseitig, abwechselnd, together” = Av. miϑō adv. “… …
128precious — ► ADJECTIVE 1) having great value. 2) greatly loved or treasured. 3) ironic considerable: a precious lot you know! 4) derogatory affectedly concerned with elegant or refined language or manners. ● precious little (or few) Cf. ↑precious little …
