Definitions for worthy
ˈwɜr ðiwor·thy

Princeton's WordNet(4.25 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. worthy(adj)

   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. worthy(adj)

   having worth or merit or value; being honorable or admirable

   "a worthy fellow"; "a worthy cause"

3. desirable, suitable, worthy(adj)

   worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse

   "the parents found the girl suitable for their son"

4. worthy(adj)

   having qualities or abilities that merit recognition in some way

   "behavior worthy of reprobation"; "a fact worthy of attention"

Webster Dictionary(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Worthy(noun)

   having worth or excellence; possessing merit; valuable; deserving; estimable; excellent; virtuous

2. Worthy(noun)

   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. Worthy(noun)

   of high station; of high social position

4. Worthy(noun)

   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. Worthy(verb)

   to render worthy; to exalt into a hero

Origin: [OE. worthi, wuri, from worth, wur, n.; cf. Icel. verugr, D. waardig, G. wrdig, OHG. wirdg. See Worth, n.]

British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'worthy' in Adjectives Frequency: #864

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of worthy in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of worthy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of worthy in a Sentence

1. Earl Blumenauer:

   She thought it was worthy of support.

2. Elbert Hubbard:

   Gossip is only the lack of a worthy memory.

3. Jen Ramsey:

   Imagine saying yes ...I am worthy right now.

4. Francis Bacon:

   No man's fortune can be an end worthy of his being.

5. Plato:

   Nothing in the affairs of men is worthy of great anxiety.

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