treasurous

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈtrɛʒərəs/ UK /ˈtrɛʒərəs/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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adj
rare term meaning full of or rich in treasure; precious

The sunken galleon held a treasurous hoard of gold and jewels.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · rare term meaning full of... precious rich valuable priceless

Opposites

worthless valueless

Word family

Related forms treasure treasury treasurer

Etymology

From treasure (from Old French tresor, from Latin thesaurus 'treasure, storehouse', from Ancient Greek thesauros) + the adjectival suffix -ous.

thesaurus Latin thesauros Ancient Greek

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives Register & Style

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# treasurous

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈtrɛʒərəs/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈtrɛʒərəs/

## Meanings
1. rare term meaning full of or rich in treasure; precious

## Examples
- The sunken galleon held a treasurous hoard of gold and jewels.

## Synonyms
- precious
- rich
- valuable
- priceless

## Antonyms
- worthless
- valueless

## Related Forms
- treasure
- treasury
- treasurer

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: thesaurus
- Root: thesauros

## Etymology
From treasure (from Old French tresor, from Latin thesaurus 'treasure, storehouse', from Ancient Greek thesauros) + the adjectival suffix -ous.

## AI Etymology
Treasurous is from treasure (from Old French tresor, from Latin thesaurus 'treasure, storehouse', from Ancient Greek thesauros) + the adjectival suffix -ous. Important recorded forms include thesaurus (Latin) and thesauros (Ancient Greek). Morphologically, the word preserves a built structure whose named elements carry the historical sense into English. The modern sense continues the older lexical line without requiring a separate origin. In current use it covers rare term meaning full of or rich in treasure; precious. The wider family includes related words such as treasure, treasury, and treasurer.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives
- Register & Style

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