Phrase guide

treasure trove

noun · 6 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.

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Pronunciation

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A hidden treasure, subsequently discovered.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A valuable discovery.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Precious metal objects that were buried or concealed by an unknown owner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Topics: law

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A place where many things of value can be found.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, figuratively, uncountable

Examples

  • His house is a treasure trove of weird socks.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

any collection of valuables that is discovered

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • her book was a treasure trove of new ideas
  • mother's attic was a treasure trove when we were looking for antiques

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage

6

noun

Meaning 6

treasure of unknown ownership found hidden (usually in the earth)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: trove

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: treasure, hoarded wealth

History

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman tresor trové (“found treasure”), calque of Latin thesaurus inventus, where the past participle trové was interpreted in English as a noun. Perhaps related to trophy.

Across languages

Translations

49 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: Schatzregal — law: precious metal objects that were buried or concealed by an unknown owner
  • Azerbaijani: xəzinə — hidden treasure, subsequently discovered
  • Azerbaijani: dəfinə — hidden treasure, subsequently discovered
  • Bashkir: хазина (xazina) — hidden treasure, subsequently discovered
  • Chinese Mandarin: 寶庫 /宝库 (bǎokù) — hidden treasure, subsequently discovered
  • Czech: poklad — hidden treasure, subsequently discovered
  • Finnish: aarre — hidden treasure, subsequently discovered
  • Finnish: aarrelöytö — hidden treasure, subsequently discovered
  • French: trésor — hidden treasure, subsequently discovered
  • German: Schatz — hidden treasure, subsequently discovered
  • German: Schatzgrube — hidden treasure, subsequently discovered
  • German: Schatzkiste — hidden treasure, subsequently discovered
  • German: Hort — hidden treasure, subsequently discovered
  • German: Hortfund — hidden treasure, subsequently discovered
  • Greek: κρυμμένος θησαυρός (krymménos thisavrós) — hidden treasure, subsequently discovered
  • Greek: εύρημα (évrima) — hidden treasure, subsequently discovered
  • Hebrew: אוצר — hidden treasure, subsequently discovered
  • Hungarian: kincslelet — hidden treasure, subsequently discovered
  • Hungarian: lelet — hidden treasure, subsequently discovered
  • Hungarian: kincsesbánya — hidden treasure, subsequently discovered
  • Hungarian: kincsestár — hidden treasure, subsequently discovered
  • Hungarian: kincstár — hidden treasure, subsequently discovered
  • Italian: ritrovamento — hidden treasure, subsequently discovered
  • Italian: reperimento — hidden treasure, subsequently discovered
  • Italian: rintracciamento — hidden treasure, subsequently discovered
  • Italian: scoperta — hidden treasure, subsequently discovered
  • Japanese: 埋蔵 (maizō) — hidden treasure, subsequently discovered
  • Japanese: 掘り出し物 (horidashimono) — hidden treasure, subsequently discovered
  • Māori: kurapae — hidden treasure, subsequently discovered
  • Norwegian: skattekiste — hidden treasure, subsequently discovered
  • Norwegian: funn — hidden treasure, subsequently discovered
  • Norwegian: juvel — hidden treasure, subsequently discovered
  • Persian: نیان (niyân) — hidden treasure, subsequently discovered
  • Polish: znalezisko — hidden treasure, subsequently discovered
  • Portuguese: tesouro escondido — hidden treasure, subsequently discovered
  • Russian: клад (klad) — hidden treasure, subsequently discovered
  • Russian: сокро́вища (sokróvišča) — hidden treasure, subsequently discovered
  • Russian: драгоце́нности (dragocénnosti) — hidden treasure, subsequently discovered
  • Russian: сокро́вищница (sokróviščnica) — hidden treasure, subsequently discovered
  • Slovak: poklad — hidden treasure, subsequently discovered
  • Spanish: tesoro perdido — hidden treasure, subsequently discovered
  • Turkish: hazine — hidden treasure, subsequently discovered
  • Turkish: define — hidden treasure, subsequently discovered
  • Ottoman Turkish: خزینه (hazine) — hidden treasure, subsequently discovered
  • Welsh: trysor cudd — hidden treasure, subsequently discovered
  • Welsh: dofod — hidden treasure, subsequently discovered
  • German: Fundgrube — valuable discovery
  • Spanish: filón — valuable discovery
  • German: Fundgrube — place where many things of value can be found