treasurable

as inprecious

Synonyms for treasurable

adj expensive; rare

Antonyms for treasurable

Word Origin & History

mid-12c., from Old French tresor "treasury, treasure" (11c.), from Gallo-Romance *tresaurus, from Latin thesaurus "treasury, treasure" (cf. Spanish, Italian tesoro), from Greek thesauros "store, treasure, treasure house" (see thesaurus). Replaced Old English goldhord. General sense of "anything valued" is recorded from c.1200. Treasure hunt is first recorded 1913. For treasure trove, see trove.

Example Sentences for treasurable

A sunburned nose may be a treasurable possession away from town, but back among the hosts of the city it is a different matter.

Whatever appertains to the record of his appalling fall is treasurable as an addition to the narrative in our popular histories.

We resume our quotations from this treasurable little volume already noticed in No. 551, of The Mirror.

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precious