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priceless

adj · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈpɹaɪslɪs/
  • General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /-ləs/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -aɪsləs
  • CMU ARPABET: P R AY1 S L AH0 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Without a price assigned; unpriced.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: literally, not-comparable, rare

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

So precious as not to be obtainable or sold at any price.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly, literally, not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: invaluable, inestimable

Antonyms: valueless, worthless, nonvaluable

Broader terms: valuable, unpriceable

3

adj

Meaning 3

Of no value; valueless; worthless.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic, broadly, literally, not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: good-for-nothing, no good, two-bit, bastardly, blown, cacky, chaffy, cocking, crapalicious, cruddy, cullionly, draffish, draffy, dreckish, drecky, duffing, floccinaucinihilipilificatious, for the birds, fucking, garbagey, good-for-naught, goodless, ineffectual, invaluable, jabberwocky, junky, mouldy, mucid, naughty, no-account, no good / no-good, nonvaluable, not worth a damn, not worth a dime, not worth a plug nickel, not worth a brass farthing, not worth a cent, not worth a cress, not worth a curse, not worth a Continental, not worth a farthing, not worth hell room, not worth a nickel, not worth a penny, not worth salt, not worth a whistle, nought, of no value, pissass, punk, putid, rubbishly, rubbishy, sixpenny, scabbed, screwy, scummy, shand, shit, shitey, shitstained, shitty-ass, sorry-ass, strawlike, suckworthy, tenth-rate, toshy, trinkety, triobolar, tripy, unappreciated, unvaluable, vain, valueless, worthless, worth nothing, wutless

Antonyms: none provided

4

adj

Meaning 4

Held in high regard; treasured.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: comparable, figuratively

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: esteemed, sacred, valued, admired, applauded, blessed, distinguished, eminent, feared, gloriful, glorious, honoured, illustrious, priceless, reputable, respected, revered, treasured, venerated, well-regarded, worthy

Antonyms: none provided

5

adj

Meaning 5

Absurd; ridiculous.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: comparable, figuratively, informal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: farcical, laughable, rich, absurd, Laputan, cockamamie, cockeyed, foolish, full of it, irrational, inconsistent, incongruous, jabberwocky, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, priceless, ridiculous, skimble-skamble, unreasonable

Antonyms: none provided

6

adj

Meaning 6

Very amusing; hilarious.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: comparable, figuratively, informal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: gut-busting, hysterical, uproarious, amusing, chucklesome, comedic, comic, comical, droll, filarious, frolicsome, funnisome, funny, hilarious, howlarious, humourful, humorous, jocular, joculatory, jokes, jokesome, joky, laughable, laugh-out-loud, laughworthy, playful, priceless, rib-tickling, risible, screaming, sidesplitting, sniggersome, tattyfilarious, thalian, thigh-slapping, wacky, zany

Antonyms: none provided

7

adj

Meaning 7

Excellent; fantastic; wonderful.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: comparable, figuratively, informal, ironic, often

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: marvelous, spectacular, top-notch, ace, admirable, amazing, awe-inspiring, awesome, badass, bang on, bang-up, studly, based, beatific, beneship, bitching, blissful, bomb, brilliant, bully, celestial, cher, choice, chronic, chur, cock on, commendable, cool, copacetic, crackerjack, cushty, dank, def, delightful, divine, dope, epic, excellent, exceptional, exemplary, exquisite, extraordinary, fab, fabulous, fantabulosa, fantastic, fierce, finger-lickin' good, fire, fireball, first-rate, fly, frabjous, glorious, gnarly, goated, great, grouse, heavenlike, heavenly, immaculate, impeccable, incredible, kick-ass, kicking, killer, lash, lautitious, lit, magnificent, nang, outstanding, out of sight, phat, peak, peng, phenomenal, pog, poggers, priceless, pukka, quality, rad, radical, remarkable, rum, sensational, sick, slap-up, slick, spiffing, splendid, spot on, stellar, sterling, stunning, super, superb, superior, sweet, swell, terrific, tight, top, top-drawer, top-hole, top-of-the-range, top-shelf, topping, tubular, tuff, well-done, wicked, wicked pissah, wonderful, worldie

Antonyms: none provided

8

adjective satellite

Meaning 8

having incalculable monetary, intellectual, or spiritual worth

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: invaluable

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From price + -less (“lacking, without”).

Across languages

Translations

41 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: бясцэ́нны (bjascénny) — so precious as not to be sold at any price
  • Bulgarian: безце́нен (bezcénen) — so precious as not to be sold at any price
  • Catalan: no tenir preu — so precious as not to be sold at any price
  • Chinese Mandarin: 無價 /无价 (wújià) — so precious as not to be sold at any price
  • Czech: nedocenitelný — so precious as not to be sold at any price
  • Dutch: van onschatbare waarde — so precious as not to be sold at any price
  • Finnish: mittaamattoman arvokas — so precious as not to be sold at any price
  • French: inestimable — so precious as not to be sold at any price
  • Georgian: შეუფასებელი (šeupasebeli) — so precious as not to be sold at any price
  • Georgian: ფასდაუდებელი (pasdaudebeli) — so precious as not to be sold at any price
  • Georgian: უძვირფასესი (uʒvirpasesi) — so precious as not to be sold at any price
  • German: unbezahlbar — so precious as not to be sold at any price
  • Greek: ανεκτίμητος (anektímitos) — so precious as not to be sold at any price
  • Hindi: अनमोल (anmol) — so precious as not to be sold at any price
  • Hungarian: felbecsülhetetlen — so precious as not to be sold at any price
  • Italian: impagabile — so precious as not to be sold at any price
  • Italian: incalcolabile — so precious as not to be sold at any price
  • Italian: inestimabile — so precious as not to be sold at any price
  • Italian: preziosissimo — so precious as not to be sold at any price
  • Italian: senza prezzo — so precious as not to be sold at any price
  • Japanese: プライスレス (puraisuresu) — so precious as not to be sold at any price
  • Kyrgyz: баасыз (baasız) — so precious as not to be sold at any price
  • Latin: impretiābilis — so precious as not to be sold at any price
  • Macedonian: бе́сценет (béscenet) — so precious as not to be sold at any price
  • Manx: ard-leagharagh — so precious as not to be sold at any price
  • Māori: kāmehameha — so precious as not to be sold at any price
  • Norwegian Bokmål: uvurderlig — so precious as not to be sold at any price
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: uvurderleg — so precious as not to be sold at any price
  • Polish: bezcenny — so precious as not to be sold at any price
  • Portuguese: inestimável — so precious as not to be sold at any price
  • Russian: бесце́нный (bescénnyj) — so precious as not to be sold at any price
  • Russian: неоцени́мый (neocenímyj) — so precious as not to be sold at any price
  • Slovak: neoceniteľný — so precious as not to be sold at any price
  • Spanish: inestimable — so precious as not to be sold at any price
  • Spanish: no tener precio — so precious as not to be sold at any price
  • Swedish: obetalbar — so precious as not to be sold at any price
  • Swedish: oskattbar — so precious as not to be sold at any price
  • Swedish: ovärderlig — so precious as not to be sold at any price
  • Telugu: వెలలేని (velalēni) — so precious as not to be sold at any price
  • Turkish: paha biçilemez — so precious as not to be sold at any price
  • Ukrainian: безці́нний (bezcínnyj) — so precious as not to be sold at any price
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