Precious and Vain

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Precious adjective - Commanding a large price.

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Vain is an antonym for precious.

Nearby Words: preciously, preciosity

Vain adjective - Having no usefulness.

Usage example: having tired of the vain pleasures of life in the fast lane, he returned to the small town he had grown up in

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Precious is an antonym for vain.

Nearby Words: vainly, vainness

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