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worthiness

noun
/ˈwɜː(ɹ)ðɪnəs/

Etymology

From Middle English worthynesse, equivalent to worthy + -ness.

  1. inherited from worthynesse

Definitions

  1. The state or quality of having value or merit.

    • But, unlike the generality of her age, love now occupied no place in the future. How could she ever believe in the worthiness of any one? or, if she believed, it could never so interest her again.

  2. The result or product of having value or merit.

  3. The state or quality of being qualified or eligible.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. The result or product of being qualified or eligible.

The neighborhood

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No curated loop yet for worthiness. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA