worthiness (noun)
1worthiness — worthy ► ADJECTIVE (worthier, worthiest) 1) (often worthy of) deserving or good enough. 2) deserving effort, attention, or respect. 3) showing good intent but lacking in humour or imagination. ► NOUN (pl. worthies) often humorous …
2worthiness — noun see worthy I …
3worthiness — noun a) The state or quality of having value or merit. b) The result or product of having value or merit …
4worthiness — noun the quality or state of having merit or value • Ant: ↑unworthiness • Derivationally related forms: ↑worthy • Hypernyms: ↑good, ↑goodness • Hyponyms: ↑ …
5worthiness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The quality or state of being eligible: eligibility, fitness, qualification, suitability, suitableness. See ABILITY …
6blameworthiness — noun a state of guilt • Syn: ↑culpability, ↑culpableness • Derivationally related forms: ↑culpable (for: ↑culpableness), ↑culpable (for: ↑ …
7laudableness — noun the quality of being worthy of praise • Syn: ↑praiseworthiness, ↑laudability • Derivationally related forms: ↑praiseworthy (for: ↑praiseworthiness) • Hypernyms: ↑ …
8newsworthiness — noun the quality of being sufficiently interesting to be reported in news bulletins the judge conceded the newsworthiness of the trial he is no longer news in the fashion world • Syn: ↑news • Derivationally related forms: ↑newsworthy • Hypernyms …
9worthy — I. adjective (worthier; est) Date: 13th century 1. a. having worth or value ; estimable < a worthy cause > b. honorable, meritorious < worthy candidates > 2 …
10worthy — adjective (worthier, worthiest) 1》 (often worthy of) deserving. ↘good enough; suitable. 2》 deserving effort, attention, or respect. 3》 showing good intent but lacking in humour or imagination. noun (plural worthies) often humorous a person… …
