priceless

«priceless» in Mova's school dictionary: worth so much that no price could be put on it — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (priceless)

meaning for a pupil

1) Priceless means worth so much that no price could be put on it. tree →

2) (informal) Priceless means very funny or amusing. tree →

sense in the lessons

In history and museum lessons, priceless treasures are irreplaceable; in everyday talk «That's priceless!» means very funny. Phrases: a priceless painting, priceless memories.

examples

• The museum has a priceless gold crown. tree →
• Her face when she saw the cake was priceless! tree →
• Friendship is priceless. tree →
• The robbers stole a priceless painting. tree →
• That joke was priceless. tree →
• Old family photos are priceless to Nan. tree →

note

A trap: priceless does NOT mean worthless or free; it means extremely valuable. Opposite: worthless. Not used with «more» or «very» normally.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «priceless» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.