English Online Dictionary. What means treasure? What does treasure mean?
English
Alternative forms
- treasuer (chiefly archaic)
Etymology
From Middle English tresour, from Old French tresor (“treasury”), from Latin thēsaurus (“treasure”), from Ancient Greek θησαυρός (thēsaurós, “treasure house”). Displaced native Old English goldhord and Old English ġestrēon. Doublet of thesaurus.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtɹɛʒə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtɹɛʒɚ/, /ˈt͡ʃɹɛʒɚ/
- Rhymes: -ɛʒə(ɹ)
- Hyphenation: treas‧ure
Noun
treasure (countable and uncountable, plural treasures)
- (uncountable) A collection of valuable things; accumulated wealth; a stock of money, jewels, etc.
- (countable) Anything greatly valued.
- (countable) A term of endearment.
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Verb
treasure (third-person singular simple present treasures, present participle treasuring, simple past and past participle treasured)
- (transitive, of a person or thing) To consider to be precious; to value highly.
- (transitive) To store or stow in a safe place.
- (transitive, obsolete) To enrich.
Synonyms
- (to consider to be precious): cherish
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “to consider to be precious”): despise
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Anagrams
- austerer, treasuer