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worthinesses

worthinesses is the plural of worthiness.

Meaning of worthiness

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.

Questions about worthinesses

What is worthinesses the plural of?
Worthinesses is the plural of worthiness.

Words near worthinesses in the dictionary

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

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