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treasure

name · noun · verb · 16 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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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈtɹɛʒə/
  • General-American: /ˈtɹɛʒɚ/
  • General-American, sometimes: [ˈt͡ʃɹɛʒɚ]
  • General-American: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɛʒə(ɹ)
  • CMU ARPABET: T R EH1 ZH ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

A female given name.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A collection of valuable things; accumulated wealth; a stock of money, jewels, etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, literally, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

Anything greatly valued.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, figuratively

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

Anything greatly valued.

A term of endearment.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, figuratively, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

Anything greatly valued.

The female genitals; pudenda.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, euphemistic, figuratively, in-plural, literary, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

verb

Meaning 7

To consider to be precious; to value highly.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • Oh, this ring is beautiful! I’ll treasure it forever.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cherish, prize, appreciate, bedear, esteem, hold dear, think much of, treasure, value

Antonyms: despise, contemn, despect, disrespect, disdain, disesteem, look down on, misrespect, scorn, spurn

8

verb

Meaning 8

To store or stow in a safe place.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

9

verb

Meaning 9

To amass or collect together as though a treasure.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

10

verb

Meaning 10

To enrich.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete, transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

11

noun

Meaning 11

art highly prized for its beauty or perfection

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: gem

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: art, fine art

12

noun

Meaning 12

a collection of precious things

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the trunk held all her meager treasures

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage

13

noun

Meaning 13

any possession that is highly valued by its owner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the children returned from the seashore with their shells and other treasures

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: possession

14

noun

Meaning 14

accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the pirates hid their treasure on a small island in the West Indies

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hoarded wealth

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: wealth, riches

Narrower terms: fortune, valuable, king's ransom, treasure trove, trove

15

verb

Meaning 15

be fond of; be attached to

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: care for, cherish, hold dear

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: love

Narrower terms: yearn

16

verb

Meaning 16

hold dear

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • I prize these old photographs

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: prize, value, appreciate

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: see, consider, reckon, view, regard

Narrower terms: do justice, recognize, recognise

History

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English tresour, from Old French tresor (“treasury”), from Latin thēsaurus (“treasure”), from Ancient Greek θησαυρός (thēsaurós, “treasure house”). Mostly displaced native Old English goldhord (See goldhoard) and Old English ġestrēon. Doublet of thesaurus.

Across languages

Translations

214 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: skat — collection of valuable things
  • Albanian: thesar — collection of valuable things
  • Antillean Creole: ja-lò — collection of valuable things
  • Arabic: كَنْز (kanz) — collection of valuable things
  • Arabic: كنز (kinz) — collection of valuable things
  • Arabic: كَنْز (kanz) — collection of valuable things
  • Arabic: كنز (kenz) — collection of valuable things
  • Aragonese: tresoro — collection of valuable things
  • Armenian: գանձ (ganj) — collection of valuable things
  • Azerbaijani: xəzinə — collection of valuable things
  • Bashkir: хазина (xazina) — collection of valuable things
  • Basque: altxor — collection of valuable things
  • Belarusian: скарб (skarb) — collection of valuable things
  • Bengali: সম্পদ (śompod) — collection of valuable things
  • Bulgarian: съкро́вище (sǎkróvište) — collection of valuable things
  • Bulgarian: драгоце́нност (dragocénnost) — collection of valuable things
  • Burmese: ရတနာ (ra.ta.na) — collection of valuable things
  • Catalan: tresor — collection of valuable things
  • Cebuano: bahandi — collection of valuable things
  • Chinese Mandarin: 珍寶 /珍宝 (zhēnbǎo) — collection of valuable things
  • Chinese Mandarin: 寶藏 /宝藏 (bǎozàng) — collection of valuable things
  • Chinese Mandarin: 金銀財寶 /金银财宝 (jīnyíncáibǎo) — collection of valuable things
  • Chinese Mandarin: 財富 /财富 (cáifù) — collection of valuable things
  • Czech: poklad — collection of valuable things
  • Danish: skat — collection of valuable things
  • Dutch: schat — collection of valuable things
  • Esperanto: trezoro — collection of valuable things
  • Estonian: aare — collection of valuable things
  • Finnish: aarre — collection of valuable things
  • French: trésor — collection of valuable things
  • Galician: tesouro — collection of valuable things
  • Georgian: განძი (ganʒi) — collection of valuable things
  • Georgian: საგანძური (saganʒuri) — collection of valuable things
  • German: Schatz — collection of valuable things
  • Gothic: 𐌷𐌿𐌶𐌳 (huzd) — collection of valuable things
  • Greek: θησαυρός (thisavrós) — collection of valuable things
  • Ancient Greek: θησαυρός (thēsaurós) — collection of valuable things
  • Hebrew: אוֹצָר (otsár) — collection of valuable things
  • Higaonon: bahandi — collection of valuable things
  • Hindi: ख़ज़ाना (xazānā) — collection of valuable things
  • Hindi: कोश (koś) — collection of valuable things
  • Hindi: निधि (nidhi) — collection of valuable things
  • Hungarian: kincs — collection of valuable things
  • Icelandic: fjársjóður — collection of valuable things
  • Ido: trezoro — collection of valuable things
  • Indonesian: harta — collection of valuable things
  • Irish: taisce — collection of valuable things
  • Italian: tesoro — collection of valuable things
  • Japanese: 宝 (takara) — collection of valuable things
  • Japanese: 宝物 (takaramono) — collection of valuable things
  • Kazakh: қазына (qazyna) — collection of valuable things
  • Khmer: កំណប់ (kɑmnɑp) — collection of valuable things
  • Korean: 보물 (bomul) — collection of valuable things
  • Korean: 보배 (bobae) — collection of valuable things
  • Kyrgyz: кенч (kenc) — collection of valuable things
  • Ladino: טיזורו — collection of valuable things
  • Ladino: חאזני — collection of valuable things
  • Ladino: tezoro — collection of valuable things
  • Ladino: hazne — collection of valuable things
  • Lao: ສົມບັດ (som bat) — collection of valuable things
  • Lao: ຊັບສົມບັດ (sap som bat) — collection of valuable things
  • Latin: thēsaurus — collection of valuable things
  • Latvian: dārgums — collection of valuable things
  • Lezgi: хазина (ꭓazina) — collection of valuable things
  • Lithuanian: lobis — collection of valuable things
  • Macedonian: богатство (bogatstvo) — collection of valuable things
  • Macedonian: благо (blago) — collection of valuable things
  • Malagasy: harena — collection of valuable things
  • Malay: khazanah — collection of valuable things
  • Māori: taonga — collection of valuable things
  • Māori: puiaki — collection of valuable things
  • Māori: puipuiaki — collection of valuable things
  • Middle English: tresour — collection of valuable things
  • Middle English: garisoun — collection of valuable things
  • Middle English: gersom — collection of valuable things
  • Mingrelian: განძი (ganʒi) — collection of valuable things
  • Mongolian: баялаг (bajalag) — collection of valuable things
  • Norwegian Bokmål: skatt — collection of valuable things
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: skatt — collection of valuable things
  • Occitan: tresaur — collection of valuable things
  • Old English: goldhord — collection of valuable things
  • Ossetian: хӕзна (xæzna) — collection of valuable things
  • Pashto: خزانه (xazāná) — collection of valuable things
  • Pashto: کونډال (konḍā́l) — collection of valuable things
  • Pashto: ګنجينه (ganjína) — collection of valuable things
  • Iranian Persian: گَنْجینِه (ganjine) — collection of valuable things
  • Iranian Persian: گَنْج (ganj) — collection of valuable things
  • Plautdietsch: Schauz — collection of valuable things
  • Polish: skarb — collection of valuable things
  • Portuguese: tesouro — collection of valuable things
  • Réunion Creole French: zarlor — collection of valuable things
  • Romanian: comoară — collection of valuable things
  • Romanian: tezaur — collection of valuable things
  • Russian: сокро́вище (sokróvišče) — collection of valuable things
  • Russian: драгоце́нность (dragocénnostʹ) — collection of valuable things
  • Russian: клад (klad) — collection of valuable things
  • Samoan: ʻoloa — collection of valuable things
  • Sanskrit: कोश (kośa) — collection of valuable things
  • Scottish Gaelic: ionmhas — collection of valuable things
  • Serbo-Croatian: бла̑го — collection of valuable things
  • Serbo-Croatian: драго̀цено̄ст — collection of valuable things
  • Serbo-Croatian: драго̀цјено̄ст — collection of valuable things
  • Serbo-Croatian: blȃgo — collection of valuable things
  • Serbo-Croatian: dragòcenōst — collection of valuable things
  • Serbo-Croatian: dragòcjenōst — collection of valuable things
  • Slovak: poklad — collection of valuable things
  • Slovene: zaklad — collection of valuable things
  • Spanish: tesoro — collection of valuable things
  • Swedish: skatt — collection of valuable things
  • Swedish: rikedom — collection of valuable things
  • Tagalog: kayamanan — collection of valuable things
  • Tajik: ганҷ (ganj) — collection of valuable things
  • Tajik: ҷавохирот (javoxirot) — collection of valuable things
  • Tajik: ганҷина (ganjina) — collection of valuable things
  • Tamil: புதையல் (putaiyal) — collection of valuable things
  • Tatar: хәзинә (xäzinä) — collection of valuable things
  • Thai: สมบัติ (sǒm-bàt) — collection of valuable things
  • Turkish: hazine — collection of valuable things
  • Turkish: define — collection of valuable things
  • Ottoman Turkish: خزینه (hazine) — collection of valuable things
  • Turkmen: hazyna — collection of valuable things
  • Ukrainian: скарб (skarb) — collection of valuable things
  • Ukrainian: дорогоці́нність (dorohocínnistʹ) — collection of valuable things
  • Urdu: خَزَانَہ (xazāna) — collection of valuable things
  • Urdu: گَنْج (ganj) — collection of valuable things
  • Uyghur: خەزىنە (xezine) — collection of valuable things
  • Uzbek: xazina — collection of valuable things
  • Vietnamese: kho báu — collection of valuable things
  • Vietnamese: châu báu — collection of valuable things
  • Volapük: div — collection of valuable things
  • Walloon: trezôr — collection of valuable things
  • Welsh: trysor — collection of valuable things
  • Welsh: amguedd — collection of valuable things
  • Yiddish: אוצר (oytser) — collection of valuable things
  • Zazaki: xazina — collection of valuable things
  • Zazaki: define — collection of valuable things
  • Bulgarian: драгоце́нност (dragocénnost) — any single thing one values greatly
  • Catalan: tresor — any single thing one values greatly
  • Chinese Mandarin: 瑰寶 /瑰宝 (guībǎo) — any single thing one values greatly
  • Chinese Mandarin: 財富 /财富 (cáifù) — any single thing one values greatly
  • Finnish: aarre — any single thing one values greatly
  • French: trésor — any single thing one values greatly
  • Georgian: ძვირფასეულობა (ʒvirpaseuloba) — any single thing one values greatly
  • Georgian: განძი (ganʒi) — any single thing one values greatly
  • German: Schatz — any single thing one values greatly
  • Ancient Greek: θησαυρός (thēsaurós) — any single thing one values greatly
  • Hebrew: אוֹצָר (otsár) — any single thing one values greatly
  • Hungarian: kincs — any single thing one values greatly
  • Ido: trezoro — any single thing one values greatly
  • Irish: stór — any single thing one values greatly
  • Italian: tesoro — any single thing one values greatly
  • Macedonian: драгоценост (dragocenost) — any single thing one values greatly
  • Māori: ohooho — any single thing one values greatly
  • Māori: māpihi — any single thing one values greatly
  • Māori: mounga — any single thing one values greatly
  • Māori: puiaki — any single thing one values greatly
  • Māori: puipuiaki — any single thing one values greatly
  • Middle English: tresour — any single thing one values greatly
  • Norwegian Bokmål: skatt — any single thing one values greatly
  • Old English: māþm — any single thing one values greatly
  • Portuguese: tesouro — any single thing one values greatly
  • Romanian: comoară — any single thing one values greatly
  • Russian: драгоце́нность (dragocénnostʹ) — any single thing one values greatly
  • Slovene: zaklad — any single thing one values greatly
  • Spanish: tesoro — any single thing one values greatly
  • Turkish: hazine — any single thing one values greatly
  • Turkish: define — any single thing one values greatly
  • Ottoman Turkish: خزینه (hazine) — any single thing one values greatly
  • Ukrainian: дорогоці́нність (dorohocínnistʹ) — any single thing one values greatly
  • Ukrainian: кошто́вність (koštóvnistʹ) — any single thing one values greatly
  • Vietnamese: của quý — any single thing one values greatly
  • Vietnamese: vật quý — any single thing one values greatly
  • Vietnamese: người yêu quý — any single thing one values greatly
  • Vietnamese: người được việc — any single thing one values greatly
  • Walloon: trezôr — any single thing one values greatly
  • Welsh: trysori — any single thing one values greatly
  • Catalan: tresor — term of endearment
  • Czech: poklad — term of endearment
  • Dutch: schat — term of endearment
  • Finnish: kulta — term of endearment
  • French: trésor — term of endearment
  • German: Schatz — term of endearment
  • Hungarian: drágám — term of endearment
  • Hungarian: édesem — term of endearment
  • Irish: stór — term of endearment
  • Italian: tesoro — term of endearment
  • Norwegian Bokmål: skatt — term of endearment
  • Russian: сокро́вище (sokróvišče) — term of endearment
  • Spanish: tesoro — term of endearment
  • Tamil: செல்லம் (cellam) — term of endearment
  • Walloon: trezôr — term of endearment
  • Walloon: cint-meye — term of endearment
  • Bulgarian: ценя (cenja) — consider to be precious
  • Chinese Mandarin: 珍重 (zhēnzhòng) — consider to be precious
  • Chinese Mandarin: 珍視 /珍视 (zhēnshì) — consider to be precious
  • Finnish: arvostaa — consider to be precious
  • Finnish: vaalia — consider to be precious
  • Finnish: säilyttää aarteena — consider to be precious
  • German: schätzen — consider to be precious
  • Hungarian: nagyra becsül — consider to be precious
  • Hungarian: sokra tart — consider to be precious
  • Hungarian: becsben tart — consider to be precious
  • Hungarian: nagyra tart — consider to be precious
  • Hungarian: féltve őriz — consider to be precious
  • Italian: apprezzare — consider to be precious
  • Japanese: 重宝する (chōhō suru) — consider to be precious
  • Japanese: 珍重する (chinchō suru) — consider to be precious
  • Romanian: prețui — consider to be precious
  • Russian: цени́ть (cenítʹ) — consider to be precious
  • Slovak: vážiť si — consider to be precious
  • Spanish: atesorar — consider to be precious
  • Vietnamese: trân trọng — consider to be precious
  • Vietnamese: yêu quý — consider to be precious
  • Welsh: trysori — consider to be precious
Real reading context

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