Word Frequency
treasure (ˈtrɛʒə
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Definitions
noun
- wealth and riches, usually hoarded, esp in the form of money, precious metals, or gems
- a thing or person that is highly prized or valued
verb
- to prize highly as valuable, rare, or costly
- to store up and save; hoard
Derived Forms
ˈtreasurable adjectiveˈtreasureless adjective
Word Origin
C12: from Old French tresor, from Latin thēsaurus anything hoarded, from Greek thēsaurosSynonyms
View thesaurus entry = angel, darling, find, star, prize, pearl, something else, jewel, gem, paragon, one in a million, one of a kind, nonpareil
= darling, angel, precious, pride and joy, apple of your eye, best or greatest thing since sliced bread
Translations for 'treasure'
- British English: treasure In children's stories, treasure is a collection of valuable old objects, such as gold coins and jewels....buried treasure.ˈtrɛʒə NOUN
- Arabic: كَنْز
- Brazilian Portuguese: tesouro
- Chinese: 财宝
- Croatian: blagostoka
- Czech: poklad
- Danish: skatkostbar samling
- Dutch: schat
- European Spanish: tesoro
- Finnish: aarre
- French: trésor
- German: Schatz Schätze
- Greek: θησαυρός
- Italian: tesoro
- Japanese: 財宝
- Korean: 보물
- Norwegian: skattnoe verdifullt
- Polish: skarb
- Portuguese: tesouro
- Romanian: comoară comori
- Russian: сокровище
- Spanish: tesoro
- Swedish: skattfynd
- Thai: สมบัติ
- Turkish: define
- Ukrainian: скарб
- Vietnamese: kho báu
- British English: treasure If you treasure something that you have, you keep it or care for it carefully because it gives you great pleasure and you think it is very special. VERBShe treasures her memories of those joyous days.
- Brazilian Portuguese: estimar
- Chinese: 珍惜
- European Spanish: valorar
- French: chérir
- German: schätzen
- Italian: custodire gelosamente
- Japanese: 大切にする
- Korean: 보물처럼 소중히 여기다
- Portuguese: estimar
- Spanish: valorar
Example Sentences Including 'treasure'
"I would like the people in Northern Ireland to treasure the BBC.Belfast Telegraph (2004)
'I trust, Bessières,' Vexille said,'that we shall leave this valley with the greatest treasure of Christendom in our keeping.The Grail Quest (3) HERETIC (2004)
And each night the dragon comes alive, of course, to regale him with tales of treasure , knights and elf kings.Belfast Telegraph (2003)
It is not like a treasure hunt where you just run around looking everywhere, hoping you find something.Globe and Mail (2003)
Luckily, during the last fifty years not a doubloon has been found, so the treasure fever has died out.Three in One
Now, hang on, I bet you're Frau Penck, the treasure old Budgie was telling me about.CASCADES - THE DAY OF THE DEAD (2001)
One of the biological treasure houses of Europe is Spain's Donana National Park.New Scientist (1999)
The nearest treasure is in the bank just on the other side of Miss Agawam's house.Three in One
The veteran treasure hunter's problem is that he doesn't have a treasure trove licence giving him permission to pursue his effort.Globe and Mail (2003)
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