worth

Definitions

1. 1intransitive verb

   To be; to become; to betide; -- now used only in the phrases, woe worth the day, woe worth the man, etc., in which the verb is in the imperative, and the nouns day, man, etc., are in the dative. Woe be to the day, woe be to the man, etc., are equivalent phrases.

2. 2adjective

   Valuable; of worthy; estimable; also, worth while.

3. 3adjective

   Equal in value to; furnishing an equivalent for; proper to be exchanged for.

4. 4adjective

   Deserving of; -- in a good or bad sense, but chiefly in a good sense.

5. 5adjective

   Having possessions equal to; having wealth or estate to the value of.

6. 6adjective

   That quality of a thing which renders it valuable or useful; sum of valuable qualities which render anything useful and sought; value; hence, often, value as expressed in a standard, as money; equivalent in exchange; price.

7. 7adjective

   Value in respect of moral or personal qualities; excellence; virtue; eminence; desert; merit; usefulness; as, a man or magistrate of great worth.

8. 8noun

   the quality that renders something desirable or valuable or useful

9. 9noun

   French couturier (born in England) regarded as the founder of Parisian haute couture; noted for introducing the bustle (1825-1895)

10. 10noun

    an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value

    "10 dollars worth of gasoline"

11. 11adjective

    having a specified value

    "not worth his salt"

    "worth her weight in gold"

12. 12adjective

    worthy of being treated in a particular way (often used ironically)

    "an idea worth considering"

    "the deserving poor"

    Synonyms

    deserving