Hyphenation of precious

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word precious? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

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Definitions of precious:

1.	Characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for A cherished friend Children are precious A treasured heirloom So good to feel wanted
2.	Of high worth or cost Diamonds
3.	Sapphires
4.	Rubies
5.	And emeralds are precious stones
6.	Held in great esteem for admirable qualities especially of an intrinsic nature A valued friend Precious memories
7.	Obviously contrived to charm An insufferably precious performance A child with intolerably cute mannerisms
8.	Extremely There is precious little time left

Synonyms of precious:

adj	cherished, treasured, wanted, loved
adj	valuable
adj	cute, artful
adv	preciously

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.