- deserving, meriting, worth - having sufficient worth; "an idea worth considering"; "a cause deserving or meriting support"; "the deserving poor" (often used ironically)
Antonym: unworthy (indirect, via worthy)
- worth - having a specified value; "not worth his salt"; "worth her weight in gold"
Antonym: worthless (indirect, via valuable)
- worth - an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value; "10 dollars worth of gasoline"
--1 is a kind of indefinite quantity
--1 has particulars: halfpennyworth, ha'p'orth; pennyworth, penn'orth- worth - the quality that renders something desirable or valuable or useful
--2 is a kind of quality
Antonyms: worthlessness
--2 has particulars:value; merit, virtue; demerit, fault; praisworthiness; worthwhileness; price - Worth, Charles Frederick Worth - French couturier (born in England) regarded as the founder of Parisian haute couture; noted for introducing the bustle (1825-1895)
--3 is a kind of couturier, fashion designer, clothes designer, designer
- worth - the quality that renders something desirable or valuable or useful