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Princeton's WordNet

  1. valuesnoun

    beliefs of a person or social group in which they have an emotional investment (either for or against something)

    "he has very conservatives values"

Wiktionary

  1. valuesnoun

    plural of value

  2. valuesnoun

    a collection of guiding principles; what one deems to be correct and desirable in life, especially regarding personal conduct.

Wikipedia

  1. values

    In ethics and social sciences, value denotes the degree of importance of something or action, with the aim of determining which actions are best to do or what way is best to live (normative ethics in ethics), or to describe the significance of different actions. Value systems are prospective and prescriptive beliefs; they affect the ethical behavior of a person or are the basis of their intentional activities. Often primary values are strong and secondary values are suitable for changes. What makes an action valuable may in turn depend on the ethical values of the objects it increases, decreases, or alters. An object with "ethic value" may be termed an "ethic or philosophic good" (noun sense).Values can be defined as broad preferences concerning appropriate courses of actions or outcomes. As such, values reflect a person's sense of right and wrong or what "ought" to be. "Equal rights for all", "Excellence deserves admiration", and "People should be treated with respect and dignity" are representatives of values. Values tend to influence attitudes and behavior and these types include ethical/moral values, doctrinal/ideological (religious, political) values, social values, and aesthetic values. It is debated whether some values that are not clearly physiologically determined, such as altruism, are intrinsic, and whether some, such as acquisitiveness, should be classified as vices or virtues.

ChatGPT

  1. values

    Values refer to the principles, standards or qualities considered worthwhile or desirable by a person, group, or society. They influence people's behavior and serve as a guiding light in decision-making processes. These can include ethical values such as honesty, integrity, fairness, or moral values such as love, kindness, peace, or societal values like freedom, equality, or justice.

Editors Contribution

  1. values

    Plural form and verb form of the word value.

    The family values were clear and all showed the love, passion, unity, harmony, balance and sharing.


    Submitted by MaryC on April 5, 2020  

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British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'values' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1343

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'values' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3456

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of values in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of values in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of values in a Sentence

  1. Tony Gonzales:

    We're going to be winning races that no one thought we'd win before. And how are we going to do it? By leaning into our conservative values, this is just the start of the future of the Republican Party. I'm excited to be a part of it.

  2. Bruce Willis:

    I would get Bruce Willis into a situation and at some point I had learned that if someone wants, values me sexually, or I feel like they desire me, then they are entitled to me, when I was like 14, because I was so shamed like when all those blogs came out about how I looked, how my face looked, then my idea was that,' Oh, well then, if I'm desired sexually, then I have value.'.

  3. Laurel Hubbard:

    The Olympic Games are a global celebration of our hopes, our ideals and our values. I commend the IOC for The Olympic Games commitment to making sport inclusive and accessible.

  4. Melania Trump:

    During our country's long march towards freedom, the Emancipation Proclamation and the Charters of Freedom continue to reaffirm our country's democratic ideals and the values that have inspired me and all Americans to this day.

  5. Michelle Obama:

    The ability to walk in someone elses shoes. The recognition that someone elses experience has values too, most of us practice this without a second thought.

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