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noun
The state or quality of having value or merit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
The result or product of having value or merit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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noun
The state or quality of being qualified or eligible.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
The result or product of being qualified or eligible.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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noun
the quality or state of having merit or value
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: unworthiness
Broader terms: good, goodness
Narrower terms: deservingness, merit, meritoriousness, praiseworthiness, laudability, laudableness, quotability, roadworthiness
History
From Middle English worthynesse, equivalent to worthy + -ness.
Across languages
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
