Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

treasured

/ˈtɹɛʒɚd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.12 in modern English

Syllables: treas-ured
IPA: /ˈtɹɛʒɚd/

10

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Valued; especially, having a personal value.

verb

simple past and past participle of treasure

Etymology

Etymology tree English treasure Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English treasured From treasure + -ed.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈtɹɛʒɚd/
British English: /ˈtɹɛʒəd/

Inflected Forms

more treasured (comparative) most treasured (superlative)

Derived Forms

untreasured

Synonyms

esteemed priceless admired applauded blessed distinguished eminent feared gloriful glorious honoured illustrious

Rhymes With

measured

Questions

How do you pronounce treasured?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɹɛʒɚd/.
What does treasured mean?: Valued; especially, having a personal value.
Where does treasured come from?: Etymology tree English treasure Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English treasured From treasure + -ed.

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