Worth

[wɜːθ] or [wɝθ]

Definition

(noun.) the quality that renders something desirable or valuable or useful.

(noun.) French couturier (born in England) regarded as the founder of Parisian haute couture; noted for introducing the bustle (1825-1895).

(noun.) an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value; '10 dollars worth of gasoline'.

(adj.) having a specified value; 'not worth his salt'; 'worth her weight in gold' .

Typist: Millie--From WordNet

Definition

(v. i.) To be; to become; to betide; -- now used only in the phrases, woe worth the day, woe worth the man, etc., in which the verb is in the imperative, and the nouns day, man, etc., are in the dative. Woe be to the day, woe be to the man, etc., are equivalent phrases.

(a.) Valuable; of worthy; estimable; also, worth while.

(a.) Equal in value to; furnishing an equivalent for; proper to be exchanged for.

(a.) Deserving of; -- in a good or bad sense, but chiefly in a good sense.

(a.) Having possessions equal to; having wealth or estate to the value of.

(a.) That quality of a thing which renders it valuable or useful; sum of valuable qualities which render anything useful and sought; value; hence, often, value as expressed in a standard, as money; equivalent in exchange; price.

(a.) Value in respect of moral or personal qualities; excellence; virtue; eminence; desert; merit; usefulness; as, a man or magistrate of great worth.

Checker: Mitchell

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. [1]. Merit, desert, worthiness, excellence, virtue, credit.[2]. Value, price, cost.

Typed by Lloyd

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Value, rate, estimate,[See LABORER], price, merit, desert, excellence, rate

ANT:Inappreciableness, cheapness, worthlessness, demerit

Inputed by Chris

Definition

n. value: possessions: that quality which renders a thing valuable: price: moral excellence: importance.—adj. equal in value to: having a certain moral value: deserving of.—adj. Worth′ful.—adv. Worth′ily (th) in a worthy manner: justly: truly.—n. Worth′iness (th).—adj. Worth′less of no worth or value: having no value virtue excellence &c.: useless.—adv. Worth′lessly.—n. Worth′lessness.—adj. Worthy (wur′thi) having worth: valuable: deserving: suited to: (B.) deserving (either of good or bad).—n. a man of eminent worth: a local celebrity: (Shak.) anything of value:—pl. Wor′thies.—v.t. to make worthy.—Worthiest of blood male as opposed to female—of inheritance.—Nine worthies Hector Alexander the Great Julius CéŽ ar; Joshua David Judas MaccabéŽ¢s; Arthur Charlemagne Godfrey of Bouillon.

v.i. to be happen as in the phrase Woe worth,=woe be to (with the noun in the dative)."

Typed by Irwin

Examples

Remember what I told you on the moor--and ask yourself what my assertion is worth. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
An old woman's advice is sometimes worth taking, sir, she said. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
As mere school studies, their acquisition has only a technical worth. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
It is worth while to glance here very briefly at the circumstances of his life. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
It's not worth much to him. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
Come, that is worth hearing. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
Now the question is whether it's worth-while to undo all that has been done. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
In the English coin, it exchanges for about fifteen ounces, that is, for more silver than it is worth, according to the common estimation of Europe. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
There is one other point which is worth notice. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
The Moors have some small silver coins and also some silver slugs worth a dollar each. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
I could ask old women about their rheumatisms and order half-a-crown's worth of soup for the poor. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
This is not worth much. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
It is not worth while, Harriet, to give Mrs. Ford the trouble of two parcels. Jane Austen. Emma.
Still, you are worth waiting for. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
My poor good Rawdon is worth ten of this creature. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.

Checked by Elton