English > worthy: 4 senses > adjective 1| Meaning | Having worth or merit or value; being honorable or admirable. |
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| Examples | - "a worthy fellow"
- "a worthy cause"
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| Attribute of | worthiness | The quality or state of having merit or value |
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| Narrower | applaudable, commendable, laudable, praiseworthy | worthy of high praise |
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| creditable | worthy of often limited commendation |
| cum laude | With honor |
| deserving, worth | Worthy of being treated in a particular way |
| exemplary, model | worthy of imitation |
| magna cum laude | With high honor |
| meritorious, meritable | Deserving reward or praise |
| quotable | Suitable for or worthy of quotation |
| sacred | worthy of respect or dedication |
| summa cum laude | With highest honor |
| valuable, worthful | Having worth or merit or value |
| valued, precious | Held in great esteem for admirable qualities especially of an intrinsic nature |
| worthwhile | sufficiently valuable to justify the investment of time or interest |
| See also | estimable | Deserving of respect or high regard |
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| good | morally admirable |
| honorable, honourable | worthy of being honored |
| respectable | Characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals |
| righteous | Characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice |
| valuable | Having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange |
| Opposite | unworthy | lacking in value or merit |
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| Spanish | decoroso, digno, merecedor |
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| Catalan | digne |
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| Nouns | worth | the quality that renders something desirable or valuable or useful |
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| worthiness | the quality or state of having merit or value |
| worthy | an important, honorable person (word is often used humorously) |
| Adverbs | worthily | in a worthy manner |
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