Definition of Precious

valuable or important, typically for sentimental reasons

Examples of Precious in a sentence

Nothing is more precious to a mother than her children, and she will always choose to protect them over anything else.  🔊

This necklace is precious to me because it is the only memento I have left of my late mother, who died last year.  🔊

For a toddler, anything that catches their interest may become precious to them, and they’ll be very unlikely to relinquish such a thing without trouble.  🔊

My mother holds many of the books she used to read to me precious, since they remind her of me when I was young.  🔊

My wife is very precious to me, as she is the only person that has stayed with me through thick and thin and I know I can always rely on her.  🔊

Other words in the Positive Connotation category:

Most Searched Words (with Video)