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1. (adj.) worthy
having adequate or great merit, character, or value:
a worthy successor.
2. worthy
of commendable excellence or merit; deserving; meritorious:
an effort worthy of praise.
3. (n.) worthy
a person of eminent worth, merit, or position.
Etymology: (1175–1225)
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| Definition of 'Worthy' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) worthy
an important, honorable person (word is often used humorously)
"he told his story to some conservative worthies"; "local worthies rarely challenged the chief constable"
2. (adj) worthy
having worth or merit or value; being honorable or admirable
"a worthy fellow"; "a worthy cause"
3. (adj) desirable, suitable, worthy
worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse
"the parents found the girl suitable for their son"
4. (adj) worthy
having qualities or abilities that merit recognition in some way
"behavior worthy of reprobation"; "a fact worthy of attention"
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1. (adjective) worthy
deserving
He gives money to worthy causes.
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| Definition of 'Worthy' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Worthy
having worth or excellence; possessing merit; valuable; deserving; estimable; excellent; virtuous
2. (noun) Worthy
having suitable, adapted, or equivalent qualities or value; -- usually with of before the thing compared or the object; more rarely, with a following infinitive instead of of, or with that; as, worthy of, equal in excellence, value, or dignity to; entitled to; meriting; -- usually in a good sense, but sometimes in a bad one
3. (noun) Worthy
of high station; of high social position
4. (noun) Worthy
a man of eminent worth or value; one distinguished for useful and estimable qualities; a person of conspicuous desert; -- much used in the plural; as, the worthies of the church; political worthies; military worthies
5. (verb) Worthy
to render worthy; to exalt into a hero
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Sense: good and deserving
I willingly give money to a worthy cause.
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 Afrikaans: goeie |
 Arabic: جَدير، مُسَْحِق |
 Bulgarian: заслужаващ |
 Brazilian: merecedor |
 Czech: hodnotný |
 German: würdig |
 Danish: værdig |
 Greek: άξιος |
 Spanish: noble |
 Estonian: vääriline |
 Farsi: سزاوار؛ لایق |
 Finnish: hyvä |
 French: valable, noble |
 Hebrew: רָאוּי ל- |
 Hindi: लायक |
 Croatian: dobar, zaslužan |
 Hungarian: érdemes |
 Indonesian: layak |
 Icelandic: verðugur |
 Italian: degno, meritevole |
 Japanese: 立派な |
 Korean: 상응한 |
 Lithuanian: kilnus, vertas |
 Latvian: labs; cienīgs; krietns |
 Malay: bermanfaat; berfaedah |
 Dutch: waardig |
 Norwegian: verdig, god |
 Polish: zacny, zasługujący, godny |
 Persian: سزاوار؛ لایق |
 Pashto: وړ، ارزښتناك، جوګه، مستحق |
 Portuguese: merecedor |
 Romanian: corespunzător |
 Russian: достойный; правый |
 Slovak: hodnotný |
 Slovenian: plemenit |
 Serbian: vredan |
 Swedish: aktningsvärd, hedervärd |
 Thai: ที่คุ้มค่า |
 Turkish: hayırlı yararlı |
 Taiwanese: 值得的 |
 Ukrainian: що заслуговує, вартий |
 Urdu: قابل قدر |
 Vietnamese: hợp lý |
 Chinese: 值得的 |
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