"worthy" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈwɜːði/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈwɝði/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-worthy.ogg [US] Forms: worthier [comparative], worthiest [superlative]
enPR: wûr'''th''ē Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)ði Etymology: From Middle English worthy, wurthi, from Old English *weorþiġ (“"worthy"”), equivalent to worth + -y. Cognate with Dutch waardig (“worthy”), Middle Low German werdig (“worthy”), German würdig (“worthy”), Swedish värdig (“worthy”), Icelandic verðugt (“worthy”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|worthy}} Middle English worthy, {{m|enm|wurthi}} wurthi, {{inh|en|ang|*weorþiġ||"worthy"}} Old English *weorþiġ (“"worthy"”), {{suffix|en|worth|y}} worth + -y, {{cog|nl|waardig||worthy}} Dutch waardig (“worthy”), {{cog|gml|werdig||worthy}} Middle Low German werdig (“worthy”), {{cog|de|würdig||worthy}} German würdig (“worthy”), {{cog|sv|värdig||worthy}} Swedish värdig (“worthy”), {{cog|is|verðugt||worthy}} Icelandic verðugt (“worthy”) Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} worthy (comparative worthier, superlative worthiest)
  1. Having worth, merit, or value. Translations (having worth, merit, or value): ἄξιος (áxios) (Ancient Greek), արժանի (aržani) (Armenian), достоен (dostoen) (Bulgarian), digne (Catalan), 配稱 (Chinese Mandarin), 配称 (pèichèng) (Chinese Mandarin), waardig (Dutch), digna (Esperanto), inda (Esperanto), väärt (Estonian), väärtuslik (Estonian), arvollinen (Finnish), digne (French), digno [masculine] (Galician), würdig (German), 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐍃 (wairþs) (Gothic), άξιος (áxios) (Greek), digna (Ido), degno (Italian), godns (Latgalian), dignus (Latin), cienīgs (Latvian), യോഗ്യമായ (yōgyamāya) (Malayalam), whaiwariu (Maori), dîngne (Norman), godny (Polish), digno (Portuguese), valioso (Portuguese), demn (Romanian), досто́йный (dostójnyj) (Russian), digno (Spanish), అర్హము (arhamu) (Telugu), aṣām (Tocharian B), гі́дний (hídnyj) (Ukrainian), досто́йний (dostójnyj) (Ukrainian), gwiw (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-worthy-en-adj-NUmXm9fj Disambiguation of 'having worth, merit, or value': 78 1 20 2
  2. Admirable or honourable. Translations (honourable or admirable): ἔξοχος (éxokhos) (Ancient Greek), արժանի (aržani) (Armenian), заслужен (zaslužen) (Bulgarian), digne (Catalan), admirinda (Esperanto), estimata (Esperanto), honorinda (Esperanto), meritplena (Esperanto), kunnianarvoisa (Finnish), honorable (French), admirable (French), έξοχος (éxochos) (Greek), érdemes (Hungarian), estiminda (Ido), honorinda (Ido), honoroza (Ido), dignus (Latin), zacny [masculine] (Polish), заслу́женный (zaslúžennyj) (Russian), достопочте́нный (dostopočténnyj) (Russian), digno (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-worthy-en-adj-RRTJwqAd Disambiguation of 'honourable or admirable': 2 76 9 13
  3. Deserving, or having sufficient worth. Translations (deserving, or having sufficient worth): արժանի (aržani) (Armenian), заскужаващ (zaskužavašt) (Bulgarian), 值得 (zhíde) (Chinese Mandarin), merita (Esperanto), inda (Esperanto), άξιος (áxios) (Greek), digna (Ido), diongbháilte (Irish), 値する (atai suru) (alt: あたいする) (Japanese), whaitake (Maori), заслу́живающий (zaslúživajuščij) (Russian), сто́ящий (stójaščij) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-worthy-en-adj-QfBMDtWu Disambiguation of 'deserving, or having sufficient worth': 18 1 79 2
  4. Suited; suitable; befitting.
    Sense id: en-worthy-en-adj-51n5N5XK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 30 5 38 6 17 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 9 17 15 50 8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: markworthy, noteworthy, worthily, worthiness, the laborer is worthy of his hire Related terms: worthly
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈwɜːði/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈwɝði/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-worthy.ogg [US] Forms: worthies [plural]
enPR: wûr'''th''ē Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)ði Etymology: From Middle English worthy, wurthi, from Old English *weorþiġ (“"worthy"”), equivalent to worth + -y. Cognate with Dutch waardig (“worthy”), Middle Low German werdig (“worthy”), German würdig (“worthy”), Swedish värdig (“worthy”), Icelandic verðugt (“worthy”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|worthy}} Middle English worthy, {{m|enm|wurthi}} wurthi, {{inh|en|ang|*weorþiġ||"worthy"}} Old English *weorþiġ (“"worthy"”), {{suffix|en|worth|y}} worth + -y, {{cog|nl|waardig||worthy}} Dutch waardig (“worthy”), {{cog|gml|werdig||worthy}} Middle Low German werdig (“worthy”), {{cog|de|würdig||worthy}} German würdig (“worthy”), {{cog|sv|värdig||worthy}} Swedish värdig (“worthy”), {{cog|is|verðugt||worthy}} Icelandic verðugt (“worthy”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} worthy (plural worthies)
  1. A distinguished or eminent person. Related terms: -worthy, unworthy
    Sense id: en-worthy-en-noun-5~3yCqUv
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈwɜːði/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈwɝði/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-worthy.ogg [US] Forms: worthies [present, singular, third-person], worthying [participle, present], worthied [participle, past], worthied [past]
enPR: wûr'''th''ē Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)ði Etymology: From Middle English worthien, wurthien, from Old English weorþian (“to esteem, honor, worship, distinguish, celebrate, exalt, praise, adorn, deck, enrich, reward”), from Proto-Germanic *werþōną (“to be worthy, estimate, appreciate, appraise”), from Proto-Indo-European *wert- (“to turn, wind”). Cognate with German werten (“to rate, judge, grade, score”), Swedish värdera (“to evaluate, rate, size up, assess, estimate”), Icelandic virða (“to respect, esteem”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|enm|worthien}} Middle English worthien, {{m|enm|wurthien}} wurthien, {{der|en|ang|weorþian||to esteem, honor, worship, distinguish, celebrate, exalt, praise, adorn, deck, enrich, reward}} Old English weorþian (“to esteem, honor, worship, distinguish, celebrate, exalt, praise, adorn, deck, enrich, reward”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*werþōną||to be worthy, estimate, appreciate, appraise}} Proto-Germanic *werþōną (“to be worthy, estimate, appreciate, appraise”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*wert-||to turn, wind}} Proto-Indo-European *wert- (“to turn, wind”), {{cog|de|werten||to rate, judge, grade, score}} German werten (“to rate, judge, grade, score”), {{cog|sv|värdera||to evaluate, rate, size up, assess, estimate}} Swedish värdera (“to evaluate, rate, size up, assess, estimate”), {{cog|is|virða||to respect, esteem}} Icelandic virða (“to respect, esteem”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} worthy (third-person singular simple present worthies, present participle worthying, simple past and past participle worthied)
  1. (transitive) To render or treat as worthy; exalt; revere; honour; esteem; respect; value; reward; adore. Tags: transitive Derived forms: worthier, worthying
    Sense id: en-worthy-en-verb-P0taIldY
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "_dis1": "78 1 20 2",
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          "sense": "having worth, merit, or value",
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          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "having worth, merit, or value",
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          "sense": "having worth, merit, or value",
          "word": "väärt"
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          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "having worth, merit, or value",
          "word": "väärtuslik"
        },
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          "_dis1": "78 1 20 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "having worth, merit, or value",
          "word": "arvollinen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 20 2",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "having worth, merit, or value",
          "word": "digne"
        },
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          "_dis1": "78 1 20 2",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "having worth, merit, or value",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "digno"
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        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 20 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "having worth, merit, or value",
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          "code": "got",
          "lang": "Gothic",
          "roman": "wairþs",
          "sense": "having worth, merit, or value",
          "word": "𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐍃"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 20 2",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "áxios",
          "sense": "having worth, merit, or value",
          "word": "άξιος"
        },
        {
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          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "áxios",
          "sense": "having worth, merit, or value",
          "word": "ἄξιος"
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        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 20 2",
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "having worth, merit, or value",
          "word": "digna"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 20 2",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "having worth, merit, or value",
          "word": "degno"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 20 2",
          "code": "ltg",
          "lang": "Latgalian",
          "sense": "having worth, merit, or value",
          "word": "godns"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 20 2",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "having worth, merit, or value",
          "word": "dignus"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 20 2",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "having worth, merit, or value",
          "word": "cienīgs"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 20 2",
          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "yōgyamāya",
          "sense": "having worth, merit, or value",
          "word": "യോഗ്യമായ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 20 2",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "having worth, merit, or value",
          "word": "whaiwariu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 20 2",
          "code": "nrf",
          "lang": "Norman",
          "sense": "having worth, merit, or value",
          "word": "dîngne"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 20 2",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "having worth, merit, or value",
          "word": "godny"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 20 2",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "having worth, merit, or value",
          "word": "digno"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 20 2",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "having worth, merit, or value",
          "word": "valioso"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 20 2",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "having worth, merit, or value",
          "word": "demn"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 20 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "dostójnyj",
          "sense": "having worth, merit, or value",
          "word": "досто́йный"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 20 2",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "having worth, merit, or value",
          "word": "digno"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 20 2",
          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "arhamu",
          "sense": "having worth, merit, or value",
          "word": "అర్హము"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 20 2",
          "code": "txb",
          "lang": "Tocharian B",
          "sense": "having worth, merit, or value",
          "word": "aṣām"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 20 2",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "hídnyj",
          "sense": "having worth, merit, or value",
          "word": "гі́дний"
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          "_dis1": "78 1 20 2",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "dostójnyj",
          "sense": "having worth, merit, or value",
          "word": "досто́йний"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 20 2",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "having worth, merit, or value",
          "word": "gwiw"
        }
      ]
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          "_dis1": "2 76 9 13",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "aržani",
          "sense": "honourable or admirable",
          "word": "արժանի"
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 76 9 13",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "zaslužen",
          "sense": "honourable or admirable",
          "word": "заслужен"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 76 9 13",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "honourable or admirable",
          "word": "digne"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 76 9 13",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "honourable or admirable",
          "word": "admirinda"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 76 9 13",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "honourable or admirable",
          "word": "estimata"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 76 9 13",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "honourable or admirable",
          "word": "honorinda"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 76 9 13",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "honourable or admirable",
          "word": "meritplena"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 76 9 13",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "honourable or admirable",
          "word": "kunnianarvoisa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 76 9 13",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "honourable or admirable",
          "word": "honorable"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 76 9 13",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "honourable or admirable",
          "word": "admirable"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 76 9 13",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "éxochos",
          "sense": "honourable or admirable",
          "word": "έξοχος"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 76 9 13",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "éxokhos",
          "sense": "honourable or admirable",
          "word": "ἔξοχος"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 76 9 13",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "honourable or admirable",
          "word": "érdemes"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 76 9 13",
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "honourable or admirable",
          "word": "estiminda"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 76 9 13",
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "honourable or admirable",
          "word": "honorinda"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 76 9 13",
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "honourable or admirable",
          "word": "honoroza"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 76 9 13",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "honourable or admirable",
          "word": "dignus"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 76 9 13",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "honourable or admirable",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "zacny"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 76 9 13",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "zaslúžennyj",
          "sense": "honourable or admirable",
          "word": "заслу́женный"
        },
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          "word": "值得"
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    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "aržani",
      "sense": "having worth, merit, or value",
      "word": "արժանի"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "dostoen",
      "sense": "having worth, merit, or value",
      "word": "достоен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "having worth, merit, or value",
      "word": "digne"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "having worth, merit, or value",
      "word": "配稱"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "pèichèng",
      "sense": "having worth, merit, or value",
      "word": "配称"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "having worth, merit, or value",
      "word": "waardig"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "having worth, merit, or value",
      "word": "digna"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "having worth, merit, or value",
      "word": "inda"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "having worth, merit, or value",
      "word": "väärt"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "having worth, merit, or value",
      "word": "väärtuslik"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "having worth, merit, or value",
      "word": "arvollinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "having worth, merit, or value",
      "word": "digne"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "having worth, merit, or value",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "digno"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "having worth, merit, or value",
      "word": "würdig"
    },
    {
      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "wairþs",
      "sense": "having worth, merit, or value",
      "word": "𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐍃"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "áxios",
      "sense": "having worth, merit, or value",
      "word": "άξιος"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "áxios",
      "sense": "having worth, merit, or value",
      "word": "ἄξιος"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "having worth, merit, or value",
      "word": "digna"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "having worth, merit, or value",
      "word": "degno"
    },
    {
      "code": "ltg",
      "lang": "Latgalian",
      "sense": "having worth, merit, or value",
      "word": "godns"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "having worth, merit, or value",
      "word": "dignus"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "having worth, merit, or value",
      "word": "cienīgs"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "yōgyamāya",
      "sense": "having worth, merit, or value",
      "word": "യോഗ്യമായ"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "having worth, merit, or value",
      "word": "whaiwariu"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "having worth, merit, or value",
      "word": "dîngne"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "having worth, merit, or value",
      "word": "godny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "having worth, merit, or value",
      "word": "digno"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "having worth, merit, or value",
      "word": "valioso"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "having worth, merit, or value",
      "word": "demn"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "dostójnyj",
      "sense": "having worth, merit, or value",
      "word": "досто́йный"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "having worth, merit, or value",
      "word": "digno"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "arhamu",
      "sense": "having worth, merit, or value",
      "word": "అర్హము"
    },
    {
      "code": "txb",
      "lang": "Tocharian B",
      "sense": "having worth, merit, or value",
      "word": "aṣām"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "hídnyj",
      "sense": "having worth, merit, or value",
      "word": "гі́дний"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "dostójnyj",
      "sense": "having worth, merit, or value",
      "word": "досто́йний"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "having worth, merit, or value",
      "word": "gwiw"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "aržani",
      "sense": "honourable or admirable",
      "word": "արժանի"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "zaslužen",
      "sense": "honourable or admirable",
      "word": "заслужен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "honourable or admirable",
      "word": "digne"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "honourable or admirable",
      "word": "admirinda"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "honourable or admirable",
      "word": "estimata"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "honourable or admirable",
      "word": "honorinda"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "honourable or admirable",
      "word": "meritplena"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "honourable or admirable",
      "word": "kunnianarvoisa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "honourable or admirable",
      "word": "honorable"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "honourable or admirable",
      "word": "admirable"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "éxochos",
      "sense": "honourable or admirable",
      "word": "έξοχος"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "éxokhos",
      "sense": "honourable or admirable",
      "word": "ἔξοχος"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "honourable or admirable",
      "word": "érdemes"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "honourable or admirable",
      "word": "estiminda"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "honourable or admirable",
      "word": "honorinda"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "honourable or admirable",
      "word": "honoroza"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "honourable or admirable",
      "word": "dignus"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "honourable or admirable",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "zacny"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zaslúžennyj",
      "sense": "honourable or admirable",
      "word": "заслу́женный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "dostopočténnyj",
      "sense": "honourable or admirable",
      "word": "достопочте́нный"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "honourable or admirable",
      "word": "digno"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "aržani",
      "sense": "deserving, or having sufficient worth",
      "word": "արժանի"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "zaskužavašt",
      "sense": "deserving, or having sufficient worth",
      "word": "заскужаващ"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zhíde",
      "sense": "deserving, or having sufficient worth",
      "word": "值得"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "deserving, or having sufficient worth",
      "word": "merita"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "deserving, or having sufficient worth",
      "word": "inda"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "note": "-n (genitive) arvoinen",
      "sense": "deserving, or having sufficient worth"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "áxios",
      "sense": "deserving, or having sufficient worth",
      "word": "άξιος"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "deserving, or having sufficient worth",
      "word": "digna"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "deserving, or having sufficient worth",
      "word": "diongbháilte"
    },
    {
      "alt": "あたいする",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "atai suru",
      "sense": "deserving, or having sufficient worth",
      "word": "値する"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "deserving, or having sufficient worth",
      "word": "whaitake"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zaslúživajuščij",
      "sense": "deserving, or having sufficient worth",
      "word": "заслу́живающий"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "stójaščij",
      "sense": "deserving, or having sufficient worth",
      "word": "сто́ящий"
    }
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    "worthy"
  ],
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}

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      "ipa": "/ˈwɝði/",
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}

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    "English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
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      "args": {
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          "ref": "1880, Sir Norman Lockyer, Nature",
          "text": "After having duly paid his addresses to it, he generally spends some time on the marble slab in front of the looking-glass, but without showing the slightest emotion at the sight of his own reflection, or worthying it with a song.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "1908, Edward Arthur Brayley Hodgetts, The court of Russia in the nineteenth century",
          "text": "And it is a poor daub besides,\" the Emperor rejoined scornfully, as he stalked out of the gallery without worthying the artist with a look.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1910, Charles William Eliot, The Harvard classics: Beowulf",
          "text": "No henchman he worthied by weapons, if witness his features, his peerless presence!",
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          "revere"
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        "(transitive) To render or treat as worthy; exalt; revere; honour; esteem; respect; value; reward; adore."
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    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwɜːði/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwɝði/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɜː(ɹ)ði"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-worthy.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/87/En-us-worthy.ogg/En-us-worthy.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/87/En-us-worthy.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    },
    {
      "enpr": "wûr'''th''ē"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "worthy"
  ],
  "word": "worthy"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-04-30 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-04-21 using wiktextract (210104c and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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