valewe

Noun

value (countable and uncountable, plural values)

1. The quality that renders something desirable or valuable; worth.
   • There is tremendous value in a good education.

   Synonyms:

   worth

2. (uncountable) The degree of importance given to something.
   • The value of my children's happiness is second only to that of my wife.
3. (often, plural) That which is valued or highly esteemed, such as one's morals, morality, or belief system.
   • He does not share his parents' values.
4. The amount (of money or goods or services) that is considered to be a fair equivalent for something else.
   • The value of the stolen painting is estimated to be around four million pounds.
5. The relative duration of a musical note.
   • The value of a crotchet is twice that of a quaver.
6. The relative darkness or lightness of a color in (a specific area of) a painting etc.
   • When pigments of equal value are mixed together, the resulting color will be a darker value. This is the result of subtraction.2006, Edith Anderson Feisner, Colour: How to Use Colour in Art and Design

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