worth
Meanings
Plural: worths
Noun
- an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
- "10 dollars worth of gasoline"
- the quality that renders something desirable or valuable or useful
- French couturier (born in England) regarded as the founder of Parisian haute couture; noted for introducing the bustle (1825-1895)
- Value.
- Merit, excellence.
- An amount that could be achieved or produced in a specified time.
- High social standing, noble rank.
Adjective Satellite
- worthy of being treated in a particular way; ; (often used ironically)
- "an idea worth considering"
- having a specified value
- "not worth his salt"
- "worth her weight in gold"
Adj
- Having a value of; proper to be exchanged for.
- Deserving of.
- Valuable, worthwhile.
- Making a fair equivalent of, repaying or compensating.
Verb
- To be, become, betide.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English worth, from Old English weorþ, from Proto-Germanic *werþaz (“worthy, valuable”); from Proto-Indo-European *wert-.
Cognate with Dutch waard (adjective), Low German weert (adjective), German wert, Wert, Swedish värd, Welsh gwerth, Ukrainian вартість (vartistʹ).
Synonyms
Charles Frederick Worth, deserving
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 11
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Words With Friends Score: 10
worth is a valid Words With Friends word