invaluable

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invaluable

  • /ɪnˈvælju(ə)bl̩/
  • /ɪnˈvæljəbl̩/

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From in- + valuable (compare priceless). Piecewise doublet of unvaluable.

adjective more invaluable · most invaluable

  1. Having great or incalculable value. You are a very strange creature by way of a friend!—always wanting me to play and sing before anybody and everybody! If my vanity had taken a musical turn, you would have been invaluable; but as it is, I would really rather not sit down before those who must be in the habit of hearing the very best

    Similar: priceless, inestimable, unvaluable, invaluable, precious, unpriced, without price, worth one's weight in gold

  2. obsolete Not valuable; valueless; worthless. The money I have received is so invaluable a sum that I have forborne as yet to pay it in, and am heartily sorry that I cannot better advance His Majesty's service.

    Similar: no-good, valueless, bastardly, blown, cacky, chaffy, cocking, crapalicious, cruddy, cullionly, draffish, draffy · Opposite: valuable, precious, crucial, estimable, worthy, worthly, prizable, treasurous, worth every penny

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: priceless, valuable, indispensable, incredible, irreplaceable, incomparable, unequaled, incalculable, inestimable, unaffordable, unparalleled, unmatched, immeasurable, irreparable, negligible, unpayable

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adj very useful

中文無價的 /无价的 wújià de
Italianoeccezionale

adj of great value

Españolinvalorable, inestimable, invaluable, valioso
日本語かけがえのない kakegae no nai
中文無法估價的 /无法估价的 wúfǎ gūjià de
हिन्दीअनमोल anmol
Portuguêsinestimável
Françaisinestimable
Italianoprezioso, senza prezzo, impareggiabile, enorme, immenso
Ελληνικάανεκτίμητος anektímitos, πολύτιμος polýtimos
Русскийбесце́нный bescénnyj, неоценимый neocenimyj

adj of inestimable worth

中文無價的 /无价的 wújià de
Portuguêsinavaliável
Italianoinestimabile, impagabile, incalcolabile

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@misc{invaluable_2026,
  title = {invaluable},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/invaluable},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}