| precious | | |
| adj. | 1. cherished, precious, treasured, wanted | characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for.; "a cherished friend"; "children are precious"; "a treasured heirloom"; "so good to feel wanted" |
| ~ loved | held dear.; "his loved companion of many years" |
| adj. | 2. precious | of high worth or cost.; "diamonds, sapphires, rubies, and emeralds are precious stones" |
| ~ valuable | having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange.; "a valuable diamond" |
| adj. | 3. precious, valued | held in great esteem for admirable qualities especially of an intrinsic nature.; "a valued friend"; "precious memories" |
| ~ worthy | having worth or merit or value; being honorable or admirable.; "a worthy fellow"; "a worthy cause" |
| adj. | 4. cute, precious | obviously contrived to charm.; "an insufferably precious performance"; "a child with intolerably cute mannerisms" |
| ~ artful | marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft.; "the artful dodger"; "an artful choice of metaphors" |
| adv. | 5. precious, preciously | extremely.; "there is precious little time left" |
| ~ intensifier, intensive | a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies.; "`up' in `finished up' is an intensifier"; "`honestly' in `I honestly don't know' is an intensifier" |
| pure | | |
| adj. | 1. pure | free of extraneous elements of any kind.; "pure air and water"; "pure gold"; "pure primary colors"; "the violin's pure and lovely song"; "pure tones"; "pure oxygen" |
| ~ clean | ritually clean or pure. |
| ~ axenic | (used of cultures of microorganisms) completely free from other organisms.; "an axenic culture" |
| ~ clean, fresh | free from impurities.; "clean water"; "fresh air" |
| ~ unclouded, clean, clear, light | (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims.; "efforts to obtain a clean bass in orchestral recordings"; "clear laughter like a waterfall"; "clear reds and blues"; "a light lilting voice like a silver bell" |
| ~ fine | free from impurities; having a high or specified degree of purity.; "gold 21 carats fine" |
| ~ native | as found in nature in the elemental form.; "native copper" |
| ~ unmingled, unmixed, sheer, plain | not mixed with extraneous elements.; "plain water"; "sheer wine"; "not an unmixed blessing" |
| ~ pristine | completely free from dirt or contamination.; "pristine mountain snow" |
| ~ sublimate | made pure. |
| ~ unadulterated | not mixed with impurities.; "unadulterated maple syrup" |
| ~ unalloyed | free from admixture.; "unalloyed metal"; "unalloyed pleasure" |
| ~ unpolluted, uncontaminated | free from admixture with noxious elements; clean.; "unpolluted streams"; "a contaminated lake" |
| ~ virginal | untouched or undefiled.; "nor is there anything more virginal than the shimmer of young foliage" |
| ~ processed | prepared or converted from a natural state by subjecting to a special process.; "processed ores" |
| adj. | 2. arrant, complete, consummate, double-dyed, everlasting, gross, perfect, pure, sodding, staring, stark, thoroughgoing, unadulterated, utter | without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers.; "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense"; "the unadulterated truth" |
| ~ unmitigated | not diminished or moderated in intensity or severity; sometimes used as an intensifier.; "unmitigated suffering"; "an unmitigated horror"; "an unmitigated lie" |
| adj. | 3. pure, saturated | (of color) being chromatically pure; not diluted with white or grey or black. |
| ~ intense, vivid | (of color) having the highest saturation.; "vivid green"; "intense blue" |
| adj. | 4. pure | free from discordant qualities. |
| ~ harmonious | musically pleasing. |
| adj. | 5. pure | concerned with theory and data rather than practice; opposed to applied.; "pure science" |
| ~ theoretical | concerned with theories rather than their practical applications.; "theoretical physics" |
| adj. | 6. pure | (used of persons or behaviors) having no faults; sinless.; "I felt pure and sweet as a new baby"; "pure as the driven snow" |
| ~ chaste | morally pure (especially not having experienced sexual intercourse).; "a holy woman innocent and chaste" |
| ~ undefiled, immaculate | free from stain or blemish. |
| ~ white | free from moral blemish or impurity; unsullied.; "in shining white armor" |
| adj. | 7. pure, vestal, virgin, virginal, virtuous | in a state of sexual virginity.; "pure and vestal modesty"; "a spinster or virgin lady"; "men have decreed that their women must be pure and virginal" |
| ~ chaste | morally pure (especially not having experienced sexual intercourse).; "a holy woman innocent and chaste" |
| gem | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. gem, treasure | art highly prized for its beauty or perfection. |
| ~ art, fine art | the products of human creativity; works of art collectively.; "an art exhibition"; "a fine collection of art" |
| n. (substance) | 2. gem, gemstone, stone | a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry.; "he had the gem set in a ring for his wife"; "she had jewels made of all the rarest stones" |
| ~ jewellery, jewelry | an adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems (or imitation gems). |
| ~ cabochon | a highly polished gem that is cut convexly but without facets. |
| ~ crystal | a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure. |
| ~ opaque gem | a gemstone that is opaque. |
| ~ transparent gem | a gemstone having the property of transmitting light without serious diffusion. |
| n. (person) | 3. gem, jewel | a person who is as brilliant and precious as a piece of jewelry. |
| ~ individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul | a human being.; "there was too much for one person to do" |
| n. (food) | 4. gem, muffin | a sweet quick bread baked in a cup-shaped pan. |
| ~ quick bread | breads made with a leavening agent that permits immediate baking. |
| ~ bran muffin | muffin containing bran. |
| ~ corn muffin | cornbread muffin. |
| ~ popover | light hollow muffin made of a puff batter (individual Yorkshire pudding) baked in a deep muffin cup. |
| n. (artifact) | 5. gem, jewel, precious stone | a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry. |
| ~ crown jewel | a precious stone that is a valuable part of a sovereign's regalia. |
| ~ jewellery, jewelry | an adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems (or imitation gems). |
| ~ solitaire | a gem (usually a diamond) in a setting by itself. |
| ~ diamond | a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem. |
| ~ ruby | a transparent piece of ruby that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem. |
| ~ pearl | a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel. |
| ~ emerald | a transparent piece of emerald that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem. |
| ~ sapphire | a transparent piece of sapphire that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem. |
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