valuable

adjective/ˈvæljuəbəl/CEFR B1

মূল্যবান, দামি

Meaning

Worth a lot of money, or very useful.

Example sentences

  • The ring is valuable.আংটিটি মূল্যবান।
  • She gave me valuable advice.তিনি আমাকে মূল্যবান পরামর্শ দিয়েছেন।

A common mistake

The advice was invaluable, so I ignored it.→The advice was invaluable, so I followed it.

Invaluable does not mean not valuable. It means too valuable to measure — a stronger word than valuable, not its opposite.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: worth, precious

Antonyms: worthless

Similar words, and what each means

  • worth

    মূল্যবান, যোগ্য

    Having a particular value, or deserving the effort.

  • precious

    মূল্যবান, দামি; প্রিয়

    Worth a great deal of money, or greatly loved.

Other English words for “মূল্যবান, দামি”

  • worth

    Having a particular value, or deserving the effort.

  • precious

    Worth a great deal of money, or greatly loved.

  • expensive

    Costing a lot of money.

  • dear

    Much loved; also expensive.

  • costly

    Expensive, or causing a lot of harm or loss.

  • pricey

    An informal word for expensive.

Opposite words

  • worthless

    মূল্যহীন, অকেজো

    Having no value or use at all.

Word family

Words built on the same root. Learning them together is faster than learning them apart.

  • valuationnounমূল্য নির্ধারণ

“valuable” elsewhere on EnglishBD

  • What makes this period valuable is that it does not return.

    Student Life →

  • Saying so plainly is the most valuable sentence in the paragraph.

    Arsenic Problem →

  • It is the most specific and most valuable case for Bangladesh, because it takes the force of cyclones reaching that coast, and every examiner recognises its importance.

    Deforestation →

Where this word is used

Check yourself

  1. “valuable” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • বিনয়ী, নম্র
    • • উজ্জ্বল, ঝলমলে
    • • খিটখিটে, বদমেজাজি
    • • মূল্যবান, দামি
    Show the answer

    মূল্যবান, দামি — valuable (adjective) — মূল্যবান, দামি. Worth a lot of money, or very useful.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “valuable”?

    • • unyielding
    • • worth
    • • serious
    • • trustworthy
    Show the answer

    worth — worth — মূল্যবান, যোগ্য. Having a particular value, or deserving the effort.

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