Definition of WORTH

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

worthlessness

Scrabble Score: 11

worth is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
worth is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
worth is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

worth is a valid Words With Friends word