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priceless

/ˈpɹaɪslɪs/ US, UK
/-ləs/ US, UK

Rhymes with -aɪsləs

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From price + -less (“lacking, without”).

adjective more priceless · most priceless

literally, not comparable, rare Without a price assigned; unpriced.
broadly, literally, not comparable So precious as not to be obtainable or sold at any price. For he the night before in Tarquins Tent, / Vnlockt the treaſure of his happie ſtate: / VVhat priſeleſſe vvealth the heauens had him lent, / In the poſſeſſion of his beauteous mate.
Similar: invaluable, inestimable · Opposite: valueless, worthless, nonvaluable
archaic, broadly, literally, not comparable Of no value; valueless; worthless. VVhen ſome ſhall ſay, Faire once my Silvia vvas; / Thou vvilt complaine, Falſe novv's thy Looking-glaſſe: / VVhich renders that quite tarniſht vvᶜʰ vvas green, / And Priceleſs novv, vvhat Peerleſs once had been: / Upon thy Forme more vvrinkles yet vvill fall, / And comming dovvne, ſhall make no nois
Similar: good-for-nothing, no good, two-bit, bastardly, blown, cacky, chaffy, cocking, crapalicious, cruddy, cullionly, draffish
comparable, figuratively Held in high regard; treasured. I do not hope that any love and duty I may render in return, will ever make me worthy of your priceless confidence; […]
Similar: esteemed, sacred, valued, admired, applauded, blessed, distinguished, eminent, feared, gloriful, glorious, honoured
comparable, figuratively, informal Absurd; ridiculous. “You son of a bitch,” she exploded. “You talk. You, of all people. You. That’s priceless.”
Similar: farcical, laughable, rich, absurd, Laputan, cockamamie, cockeyed, foolish, full of it, irrational, inconsistent, incongruous
comparable, figuratively, informal Very amusing; hilarious. Paul laughed heartily and said she was priceless, but Hannah remained so contritely straight-faced that his laughter sounded to himself as if it had just a trace of incipient madness in it, and he suddenly sobered, blinking rapidly.
Similar: gut-busting, hysterical, uproarious, amusing, chucklesome, comedic, comic, comical, droll, filarious, frolicsome, funnisome
comparable, figuratively, informal, ironic, often Excellent; fantastic; wonderful. “And have you had a lovely evening?” / “Oh, priceless,” I said.
Similar: marvelous, spectacular, top-notch, ace, admirable, amazing, awe-inspiring, awesome, badass, broyal, bang on, bang-up

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Closest in meaning: invaluable, valuable, irreplaceable, indispensable, incalculable, unbelievable, inestimable, unaffordable, immeasurable, irreparable, untold, prohibitive, extraordinary, precious, overpriced, expensive

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adj so precious as not to be sold at any price

Español	que no tiene precio (s), sin precio (s)
日本語	プライスレス puraisuresu
中文	無價 /无价 wújià
हिन्दी	अनमोल anmol
Português	inestimável
Français	inestimable
Deutsch	unbezahlbar
Italiano	impagabile, incalcolabile, inestimabile, preziosissimo, senza prezzo
Ελληνικά	ανεκτίμητος anektímitos
Русский	бесце́нный bescénnyj, неоцени́мый neocenímyj

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@misc{priceless_2026,
  title = {priceless},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/priceless},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}