valuable : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: valuable	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for valuable
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
valuable adj having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange; "a valuable diamond" Antonym(s): worthless having worth or merit or value; "a valuable friend"; "a good and worthful man" Synonym(s): valuable, worthful n something of value; "all our valuables were stolen"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Valuable \Val"uable\, n. A precious possession; a thing of value, especially a small thing, as an article of jewelry; -- used mostly in the plural. The food and valuables they offer to the gods. --Tylor.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Valuable \Val"uable\, a. 1. Having value or worth; possessing qualities which are useful and esteemed; precious; costly; as, a valuable horse; valuable land; a valuable cargo. 2. Worthy; estimable; deserving esteem; as, a valuable friend; a valuable companion. {Valuable consideration} (Law), an equivalent or compensation having value given for a thing purchased, as money, marriage, services, etc. --Blackstone. --Bouvier.