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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There is no possession as priceless as friends and good neighbors during a tragedy. Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025 In 1990, 13 pieces of priceless artwork were stolen and remain missing. Kim Foley MacKinnon, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025 Freeman’s miracle was truly the most priceless Los Angeles sports moment of 2024. Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024 The memories of poring over catalogs from Sears-Roebuck, J.C. Penney or Montgomery Ward are priceless. Dawn Mitchell, The Enquirer, 26 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for priceless 

Word History

First Known Use

1594, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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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 22 Jan. 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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