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priceless

adjective

price·​less ˈprīs-ləs How to pronounce priceless (audio)
1
a
: having a value beyond any price : invaluable
b
: costly because of rarity or quality : precious
2
: having worth in terms of other than market value
3
: delightfully amusing, odd, or absurd
pricelessly adverb

Examples of priceless in a Sentence

a priceless piece of information The look on his face was priceless.
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Archaeologists digging beneath the Palace of Westminster recently unearthed priceless historic treasures – some of which even predate Stonehenge. Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 1 Dec. 2025 Busy Betty's can-do attitude is inspiring for young ones, even if the perfect gift was priceless all along. Lex Goldstein, PEOPLE, 30 Nov. 2025 The ability to capture, store, and use solar energy to power your home and vehicle instead of relying on an energy grid could be priceless in a future where AI data centers gobble up energy at a pace the country hasn't yet experienced. Charles Singh, USA Today, 30 Nov. 2025 Unearthing this small but priceless artifact reminded us that coming to a place like this is, in a very real way, making the past tangible. Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 29 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for priceless

Word History

First Known Use

1594, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of priceless was in 1594

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“Priceless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/priceless. Accessed 2 Dec. 2025.

Kids Definition

priceless

adjective
price·​less ˈprī-sləs How to pronounce priceless (audio)
1
: too valuable to have a price : not to be bought at any price
2
: very funny or strange
a priceless remark

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