priceless

B2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈpraɪsləs/ UK /ˈpɹaɪslɪs/ See IPA manual

Freq #8640

Meanings

1

adj
So valuable that it cannot be bought or given a price.

The museum holds a collection of priceless paintings.
2

adj
Very amusing or funny.

The look on his face when he opened the gift was priceless.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · so valuable that it cannot... inestimable invaluable

2 adj · very amusing or funny. hilarious funny

More precious unpriced unvaluable

Opposites

cheap worthless

Word family

Derived forms pricelesslypricelessness

Related forms costless incomparableunbuyableunpriceable

Etymology

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

Topics

Describing Qualities

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# priceless

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈpraɪsləs/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈpɹaɪslɪs/
**Frequency rank:** 8640

## Meanings
1. So valuable that it cannot be bought or given a price.
2. Very amusing or funny.

## Examples
- The museum holds a collection of priceless paintings.
- The look on his face when he opened the gift was priceless.

## Synonyms
- invaluable
- precious
- unpriced
- unvaluable

## Antonyms
- cheap
- worthless

## Derived Forms
- pricelessly
- pricelessness

## Related Forms
- costless
- incomparable
- unbuyable
- unpriceable

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

## AI Etymology
Priceless comes from price + -less (“lacking, without”). In present-day English it covers so valuable that it cannot be bought or given a price and very amusing or funny. The wider family includes derived forms such as pricelessly, pricelessness and related forms such as costless, incomparable, unbuyable, unpriceable.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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