valuable Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun something of value
    • all our valuables were stolen
  2. adjective having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange
    • a valuable diamond
  3. adjective satellite having worth or merit or value
    worthful.
    • a valuable friend
    • a good and worthful man

WordNet

Val"u*a*ble adjective
Definitions
  1. Having value or worth; possessing qualities which are useful and esteemed; precious; costly; as, a valuable horse; valuable land; a valuable cargo.
  2. Worthy; estimable; deserving esteem; as, a valuable friend; a valuable companion. Blackstone. Bouvier.
Val"u*a*ble noun
Definitions
  1. A precious possession; a thing of value, especially a small thing, as an article of jewelry; -- used mostly in the plural.
    The food and valuables they offer to the gods. Tylor.

Webster 1913