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Native Script:inestimable
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /in.es.tiˈma.βle/
"Su ayuda durante la crisis fue inestimable."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Having a value so high that it cannot be adequately measured or estimated; invaluable.
"The museum houses a collection of priceless artifacts from ancient civilizations." - 2
Extremely amusing, ridiculous, or absurd in a way that is delightful.
"His reaction to the surprise party was absolutely priceless."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines the Old English noun 'prīs' (derived from Latin 'pretium', meaning price or value) with the Germanic suffix '-lēas', meaning lacking or devoid of. Historically evolving in Middle English, it shifted from meaning 'without assigned value or worthless' to its modern hyperobolic sense of possessing value too great to be measured.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Priceless" is said worldwide
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inestimable
Transliteration: /in.ɛs.ti.ma.bl/
"Ces conseils sont d'une valeur inestimable."
unbezahlbar
Transliteration: /ˈʊnbəˌtsaːlbaːɐ̯/
"Gesundheit ist im Leben unbezahlbar."
inestimabile
Transliteration: /i.nes.tiˈma.bi.le/
"Questo dipinto ha un valore inestimabile."
priceless
Transliteration: /in.es.tiˈma.βle/
Script: inestimable
"Su ayuda durante la crisis fue inestimable."
inestimável
Transliteration: /i.nɛs.tʃiˈma.vɛw/
"A amizade deles é um tesouro inestimável."
अमूल्य
Transliteration: amūlya
"माता-पिता का प्यार हर बच्चे के लिए अमूल्य होता है।"
无价的
Transliteration: wújià de
"时间是世界上无价的财富。"
값진
Transliteration: gapjin
"그것은 돈으로 살 수 없는 값진 경험이었다."
かけがえのない
Transliteration: kakegae no nai
"家族との時間は私にとってかけがえのないものです。"
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