worth
1. an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value (Freq. 5)
- 10 dollars worth of gasoline
• Hypernyms:
indefinite quantity
• Hyponyms:
halfpennyworth, ha'p'orth, pennyworth, penn'orth
2. the quality that renders something desirable or valuable or useful (Freq. 4)
• Ant:
worthlessness
• Derivationally related forms:
worthy
• Hypernyms:
quality
• Hyponyms:
value, merit, virtue, demerit, fault,
praisworthiness, worthwhileness, price
1. worthy of being treated in a particular way (Freq. 13)
- an idea worth considering
- "the deserving poor" (often used ironically)
• Syn:
deserving
• Similar to:
worthy
• Derivationally related forms:
deservingness (for: deserving)
• Usage Domain:
irony
2. having a specified value (Freq. 8)
- not worth his salt
- worth her weight in gold
• Similar to:
valuable
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