worthy

English Online Dictionary. What means worthy‎? What does worthy mean?

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈwɜːði/
• (General American) enPR: wûr'thē, IPA^(key): /ˈwɝði/
• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)ði
• Hyphenation: wor‧thy

Etymology 1

From Middle English worthy, wurthi, from Old English *weorþiġ (“"worthy"”), equivalent to worth +‎ -y. Cognate with Dutch waardig (“worthy”), Middle Low German werdig (“worthy”), German würdig (“worthy”), Swedish värdig (“worthy”), Icelandic verðugt (“worthy”).

Adjective

worthy (comparative worthier, superlative worthiest)

1. Having worth, merit, or value.
2. Admirable or honourable.
3. Deserving, or having sufficient worth.
4. Suited; suitable; befitting.

Derived terms

• markworthy
• noteworthy
• worthily
• worthiness
• the laborer is worthy of his hire

Related terms

• worthly

Translations

Noun

worthy (plural worthies)

1. A distinguished or eminent person.

Related terms

• -worthy
• unworthy

Etymology 2

From Middle English worthien, wurthien, from Old English weorþian (“to esteem, honor, worship, distinguish, celebrate, exalt, praise, adorn, deck, enrich, reward”), from Proto-Germanic *werþōną (“to be worthy, estimate, appreciate, appraise”), from Proto-Indo-European *wert- (“to turn, wind”). Cognate with German werten (“to rate, judge, grade, score”), Swedish värdera (“to evaluate, rate, size up, assess, estimate”), Icelandic virða (“to respect, esteem”).

Verb

worthy (third-person singular simple present worthies, present participle worthying, simple past and past participle worthied)

1. (transitive) To render or treat as worthy; exalt; revere; honour; esteem; respect; value; reward; adore.

Derived terms

• worthier
• worthying

Anagrams

• wrothy

Middle English

Etymology

From worth +‎ -y, from Old English weorþ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɔrðiː/

Adjective

worthy

1. worthy

Descendants

• English: worthy