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invaluable = valuable?
Many people find it confusing that the in- prefix at the beginning of invaluable apparently lacks the meaning "not" found in a number of other words, such as invalid, inarticulate, and insane. In fact, the prefix does indicate negation, but in a way that is not immediately obvious. The original (and current) meaning of invaluable is "valuable beyond estimation"; the word describes something so precious that one cannot assign a price to it. This, clearly, is the opposite of the meaning "having no value; valueless" that the word might seem to carry. Invaluable actually has been recorded in the sense "without value," but such use has been exceedingly rare and is practically nonexistent today.
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Janakiram Msv, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Fox gets a major streaming partner for all of its content and Hulu gets in-season rights for valuable streaming properties.
—Peter White, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2024
Ali Faccenda, Travel + Leisure, 6 Nov. 2024
As flexibility becomes the new luxury, a fresh way of experiencing luxury emerges, paving an innovative path that honors history by bringing back old values and valuables to a contemporary era where they are better appreciated, experienced, and more easily traded.
—Carrie Rubinstein, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Valuable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/valuable. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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