Словарь синонимов английского языка - precious

(adj) 1. dear, dearest, costly, expensive, high-priced, valuable, invaluable, prized, priceless, irreplaceable, Colloa pricey: The entire cabinet was filled with precious jewels. 2. esteemed, choice, cherished, beloved, idolized, adored, loved, valued, prized, revered, venerated, venerable, hallowed: The church keeps its most precious relics in a special vault. 3. precise, exquisite, overrefined, chichi, over-nice, studied, artificial, effete, affected, overdone, pretentious, euphuistic, alembicated, Colloq Brit dwee, Slang US cutesy: His style is characterized by somewhat precious language.