semiprecious
adjective
semi·pre·cious
ˌse-mē-ˈpre-shəs 
ˌse-ˌmī-,
-mi-
of a gemstone
: of less commercial value than a precious stone
Examples of semiprecious in a Sentence
semiprecious stones such as aquamarines and garnets
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Making the comparison to jewelry, Gulliver noted the hardware is designed to be seen and that each chain is strung with a mix of crystals and semiprecious stones.
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Ari Stark, Footwear News, 25 June 2025
It was created for Princess Vilhelmine Marie of Denmark in the 1820s with semiprecious stones collected around Mount Vesuvius, an active volcano located on the Gulf of Naples in Italy.
—Renan Botelho, WWD, 5 Mar. 2025
They are then crafted by artisans in Jaipur, using brass-plated with 3 microns of 18-karat gold and set with semiprecious stones.
—Devorah Lauter, WWD, 31 Jan. 2025
The royal workshops crafted wondrous gifts for foreign rulers, such as bronze fountain spouts in the shape of animals, silver perfume bottles, and ornate jewelry of gold, pearls, and semiprecious stones.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Ari Stark, Footwear News, 25 June 2025
It was created for Princess Vilhelmine Marie of Denmark in the 1820s with semiprecious stones collected around Mount Vesuvius, an active volcano located on the Gulf of Naples in Italy.
—Renan Botelho, WWD, 5 Mar. 2025
They are then crafted by artisans in Jaipur, using brass-plated with 3 microns of 18-karat gold and set with semiprecious stones.
—Devorah Lauter, WWD, 31 Jan. 2025
The royal workshops crafted wondrous gifts for foreign rulers, such as bronze fountain spouts in the shape of animals, silver perfume bottles, and ornate jewelry of gold, pearls, and semiprecious stones.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for semiprecious
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“Semiprecious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/semiprecious. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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semiprecious
adjective
semi·pre·cious
ˌsem-i-ˈpresh-əs
ˌsem-ˌī-
: of less value than a precious stone
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