Valuable vs Available - What's the difference?
valuable | available |
Having a great value.
estimable; deserving esteem
a personal possession such as jewellery, of relatively great monetary value; — usually used in plural form.
Such as one may avail one’s self of; capable of being used for the accomplishment of a purpose.
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(legal) Valid.
(archaic) Having sufficient power, force, or efficacy to achieve the purpose; availing, effective.
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Not in a romantic relationship; single.
As adjectives the difference between valuable and available
is that valuable is having a great value while available is such as one may avail one’s self of; capable of being used for the accomplishment of a purpose.As a noun valuable
is a personal possession such as jewellery, of relatively great monetary value; — usually used in plural form.valuable
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(en adjective)- valuable gemstones
- a valuable''' friend; a '''valuable companion
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* (l), (l)Antonyms
* worthlessNoun
(en noun)available
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Adjective
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- We have an available candidate.
- The list shows the available products in the store.
- This is an available plea.
- I asked her if she was available but she said she had a boyfriend.