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worthiness

/ˈwɜː(ɹ)ðɪnəs/

worthiness noun: the state or quality of having value or merit.

Noun

worthiness (countable and uncountable, plural worthinesses)

  1. (uncountable) 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.1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter I, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume II, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, pages 15-16
  2. (countable) The result or product of having value or merit.
  3. (uncountable) The state or quality of being qualified or eligible.
  4. (countable) The result or product of being qualified or eligible.

worthiness meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Telugu

worthiness in Hindi

worthiness
पात्रता pātratā

worthiness in Tamil

தகுதி, நம்பகம், பாவியம், நன்மதிப்பு, விலைகோள், தகவு

worthiness in Urdu

اہمیت, قیمت

worthiness in Telugu

worthiness, fitness
అర్హత arhata
More languagesFewer languages
worthiness in Malay
kebolehpercayaan
worthiness in Indonesian
kelayakan, kelaikan

Forms of worthiness

pluralworthinesses
alternative form (obsolete)worthynesse

Origin of worthiness

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

Words formed from worthiness

Questions about worthiness

What does worthiness mean?
Worthiness means the state or quality of having value or merit.
What is worthiness in Hindi?
Worthiness in Hindi is पात्रता (pātratā). See Worthiness meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is worthiness?
Worthiness is a noun.
How do you pronounce worthiness?
Worthiness is pronounced /ˈwɜː(ɹ)ðɪnəs/.
What is the plural of worthiness?
The plural of worthiness is worthinesses.

Words near worthiness in the dictionary

  1. worthier
  2. worthies
  3. worthiest
  4. worthiest of blood
  5. worthily
  6. worthiness
  7. worthinesses
  8. worthing
  9. Worthingite
  10. Worthingites
  11. Worthings

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: worthiness (page history and authors); worthiness (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); worthiness (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); అర్హత (Telugu) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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