priceless

adjective

price·​less ˈprīs-ləs How to pronounce priceless (audio)
1
a
: having a value beyond any price : invaluable
b
: costly because of rarity or quality : precious
2
: having worth in terms of other than market value
3
: delightfully amusing, odd, or absurd
pricelessly adverb

Examples of priceless in a Sentence

a priceless piece of information The look on his face was priceless.
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Music fans will be able to see them and many other priceless artifacts from Parton's career at a new exhibit coming soon to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. Adam Tamburin, Axios, 9 Apr. 2025 The activist group has been around for a few years and has become known for protests blocking roadways but has escalated in recent years to go after priceless cultural relics, a tactic adopted more commonly in Europe. Michael Loria, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025 Will the flowers be daisies rather than priceless hothouse orchids? Emma Specter, Vogue, 7 Apr. 2025 Don’t miss the upstairs museum, which displays priceless menorahs, prayer books, shofars and other historic artifacts, with windows that overlook the grave markers in the courtyard, a remnant of the old Budapest ghetto, where more than 2,000 victims of fascism were buried. Evan Rail, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for priceless

Word History

First Known Use

1594, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of priceless was in 1594

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“Priceless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/priceless. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

priceless

adjective
price·​less ˈprī-sləs How to pronounce priceless (audio)
1
: too valuable to have a price : not to be bought at any price
2
: very funny or strange
a priceless remark

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