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ADJECTIVE | 1 | worth, deserving, meriting | Having sufficient worth |
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2 | worth | Having a specified value | |
NOUN | 1 | worth | An indefinite quantity of something having a specified value |
2 | worth | The quality that renders something desirable or valuable or useful | |
3 | Worth, Charles Frederick Worth | French couturier (born in England) regarded as the founder of Parisian haute couture |
Sounds | wer'th |
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Rhymes | berth, birth, childbirth, and 13 more rhymes in erth at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | Having sufficient worth. |
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Examples | "an idea worth considering" |
Synonyms | deserving, meriting |
Similar to | worthy |
Usage | irony |
Meaning | Having a specified value. "not worth his salt". |
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Examples | "worth her weight in gold" |
Similar to | valuable |
Meaning | An indefinite quantity of something having a specified value. |
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Examples | "10 dollars worth of gasoline" |
Narrower | halfpennyworth, ha'p'orth; pennyworth, penn'orth |
Broader | indefinite quantity |
Meaning | The quality that renders something desirable or valuable or useful. |
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Narrower | value; merit, virtue; demerit, fault; praisworthiness; worthwhileness; price |
Broader | quality |
Contrary | worthlessness |
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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Synonyms | Charles Frederick Worth |
Broader | couturier, fashion designer, clothes designer, designer |