“Treasures” is a form of
treasure
[ˈtɹɛʒɚ] noun, verb, proper noun
Forms treasures treasuring treasured threasure
- noun (literally, countable and uncountable) A collection of valuable things; accumulated wealth; a stock of money, jewels, etc.
- noun (figuratively, countable) Anything greatly valued.
- noun A term of endearment.
- noun (in the plural, euphemistic or literary) The female genitals; pudenda.
- verb (transitive, of a person or thing) To consider to be precious; to value highly. “Oh, this ring is beautiful! I’ll treasure it forever.”
- verb (transitive) To store or stow in a safe place.
- verb (transitive) To amass or collect together as though a treasure.
- verb (transitive, obsolete) To enrich.
- proper noun A surname.
- proper noun A female given name.
Synonyms
cherish prize appreciate bedear esteem hold dear think much of value hoarded wealth gem care for
Antonyms
despise contemn despect disrespect disdain disesteem look down on misrespect scorn spurn
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English tresour, from Old French tresor (“treasury”), from Latin thēsaurus (“treasure”), from Ancient Greek θησαυρός (thēsaurós, “treasure house”). Mostly displaced native Old English goldhord (See goldhoard) and Old English ġestrēon. Doublet of thesaurus.
Webster’s 1913
- noun Wealth accumulated; especially, a stock, or store of money in reserve.
- noun A great quantity of anything collected for future use; abundance; plenty.
- verb To collect and deposit, as money or other valuable things, for future use; to lay up; to hoard; usually with up; as, to treasure up gold.
Etymology [OE. tresor, tresour, F. trésor, L. thesaurus, Gr. Thesis, and cf. Thesaurus.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “treasure”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details