"worthiness" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈwɜː(ɹ)ðɪnəs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-worthiness.wav Forms: worthinesses [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English worthynesse, equivalent to worthy + -ness. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|worthynesse}} Middle English worthynesse, {{suf|en|worthy|ness}} worthy + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} worthiness (countable and uncountable, plural worthinesses)
  1. (uncountable) The state or quality of having value or merit. Tags: uncountable
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  2. (countable) The result or product of having value or merit. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-worthiness-en-noun-B72IVECd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Malay translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 14 35 14 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 36 14 36 14 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 36 14 36 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 16 33 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 14 36 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 36 14 36 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 35 14 36 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 35 14 36 15
  3. (uncountable) The state or quality of being qualified or eligible. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-worthiness-en-noun-rtm9yBrl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Malay translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 14 35 14 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 36 14 36 14 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 36 14 36 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 16 33 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 14 36 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 36 14 36 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 35 14 36 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 35 14 36 15
  4. (countable) The result or product of being qualified or eligible. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-worthiness-en-noun-H47c98Q2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Malay translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 14 35 14 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 36 14 36 14 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 36 14 36 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 16 33 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 14 36 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 36 14 36 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 35 14 36 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 35 14 36 15
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: worthynesse [obsolete] Related terms: love-worthiness Translations (worthiness): indeco (Esperanto), kelayakan (Indonesian), kelaikan (Indonesian), kebolehpercayaan (Malay)
Disambiguation of 'worthiness': 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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