valuable

/ˈvælj(əw)əbəl/

/ˈvæljəbəl/

Other forms: valuables; valuably

Something that has worth is valuable. Often, valuable things are worth money, but a spy can provide valuable information that might save lives.

When you use this word as a noun — "Were any valuables taken during the robbery?" — you usually are referring to things that are worth money: jewelry, electronics, etc. As an adjective, the word covers more territory. A person can be a valuable addition to a team if she helps it win. The most valuable things in life have nothing to do with money: friends, family, good health. If it is something we want, need, or respect, then it is valuable.

Definitions of valuable

1. adjective

   having worth or merit or value
   “a valuable friend”

   synonyms: worthful

   worthy

   having worth or merit or value; being honorable or admirable
2. adjective

   having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange
   “a valuable diamond”

   synonyms:

   expensive

   high in price or charging high prices

   important, of import

   of great significance or value

   blue-chip

   extremely valuable

   invaluable, priceless

   having incalculable monetary, intellectual, or spiritual worth

   precious

   of high worth or cost

   rich

   of great worth or quality

   semiprecious

   used of gemstones having less commercial value than precious stones

   worth

   having a specified value

   worthy

   having worth or merit or value; being honorable or admirable

   antonyms:

   worthless

   lacking in usefulness or value

   chaffy

   value

   good-for-naught, good-for-nothing, meritless, no-account, no-count, no-good, sorry

   without merit

   manky

   inferior and worthless

   negligible, paltry, trifling

   not worth considering

   nugatory

   of no real value

   otiose, pointless, purposeless, senseless, superfluous, wasted

   serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being

   rubbishy, trashy

   cheap and inferior; of no value

   tinpot

   inferior (especially of a country's leadership)

   valueless

   of no value

   unworthy

   lacking in value or merit
3. noun

   something of value
   “all our valuables were stolen”

   types:

   swag

   valuable goods

   precious metal

   any of the less common and valuable metals often used to make coins or jewelry

   bullion

   a mass of precious metal

   gold

   coins made of gold

   silver

   coins made of silver

   type of:

   hoarded wealth, treasure

   accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.