| ADJECTIVE | all | worth, deserving | worthy of being treated in a particular way |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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