treasure

1. 1.

   hold dear

   “I prize these old photographs”

   Synonymsprizevalueappreciate

   Broadersee

   Narrowerdo justicerecognize
2. 2.

   be fond of; be attached to

   Synonymscare forcherishhold dear

   Broaderlove

   Narroweryearn

Other forms of treasure

plural

treasures·

past tense

treasured·

present participle

treasuring·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about treasure

What does treasure mean?

treasure means "accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.". That is the primary sense; the word has 6 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in treasure?

treasure has 2 syllables: treas-ure. The stress falls on "treas". In IPA it is /ˈtɹɛʒɚ/.

What is another word for treasure?

Close synonyms include hoarded wealth, gem, prize, value, appreciate. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is treasure a common word?

treasure is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.