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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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The Beyhive member and Texas native went viral for her priceless reaction to Beyoncé's 2018 Coachella performance. Caché McClay, USA Today, 17 Nov. 2025 But, evidently, when exposed to air, the priceless artifacts preserved in ice are at risk of deteriorating. Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 16 Nov. 2025 The brazen daytime robbery shook Paris on October 19, when a group of thieves broke into the Louvre Museum’s Apollon Gallery and made off with eight culturally priceless pieces of the French crown jewels. Camilla Alcini, ABC News, 16 Nov. 2025 That really priceless creativity. Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 10 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 29 Nov. 2025.

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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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