ADJECTIVE | all | worth, deserving | worthy of being treated in a particular way |
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all | worth | having a specified value | |
NOUN | quantity | worth | an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value |
attribute | worth | the quality that renders something desirable or valuable or useful | |
person | Worth, Charles Frederick Worth | French couturier (born in England) regarded as the founder of Parisian haute couture |
Sounds | wer'th | |
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Rhymes | berth ... Wordsworth: 17 rhymes with erth... |
Meaning | Worthy of being treated in a particular way. | |
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Example | "an idea worth considering" | |
Synonym | deserving | |
Broader | worthy | Having worth or merit or value |
Usage of | irony | A trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs |
Spanish | digno, merecedor, meritorio | |
Catalan | digne, mereixedor, meritori | |
Nouns | worth | the quality that renders something desirable or valuable or useful |
Meaning | Having a specified value. | |
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Examples |
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Broader | valuable | Having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange |
Spanish | tasado, valorado | |
Nouns | worth | an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value |
Meaning | An indefinite quantity of something having a specified value. | |
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Example | "10 dollars worth of gasoline" | |
Narrower | halfpennyworth, ha'p'orth | The amount that can be bought for a halfpenny |
pennyworth, penn'orth | The amount that can be bought for a penny | |
Broader | indefinite quantity | An estimated quantity |
Spanish | valor | |
Adjectives | worth | having a specified value |
Meaning | The quality that renders something desirable or valuable or useful. | |
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Narrower | demerit, fault | The quality of being inadequate / inadequate or falling ... / falling short of perfection / perfection |
merit, virtue | Any admirable quality or attribute | |
praisworthiness | The property of deserving praise | |
price | The high value or worth of something | |
value | The quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable | |
worthwhileness | Value sufficient to repay time or effort spent | |
Broader | quality | An essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone |
Opposite | worthlessness, ineptitude | Having no qualities that would render it valuable or useful |
Spanish | importancia | |
Catalan | importància, valor | |
Adjectives | worth | worthy of being treated in a particular way |
worthy | having worth or merit or value |
Meaning | French couturier (born in England) regarded as the founder of Parisian haute couture; noted for introducing the bustle (1825-1895). | |
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Synonym | Charles Frederick Worth | |
Instance of | couturier, fashion designer, clothes designer, designer | someone who designs clothing |
Spanish | Charles Frederick Worth | |
Catalan | Charles Frederick Worth |
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