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Worthiness
The quality or state of being worthy; desert; merit; excellence; dignity; virtue; worth.
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Broader term 2
Possessing desirable qualities; adapted to answer the end designed; promoting success, welfare, or happiness; serviceable; useful; fit; excellent; ad…
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The quality of being good in any of its various senses; excellence; virtue; kindness; benevolence; as, the goodness of timber, of a soil, of food; go…
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Narrower term 4
Laudableness; praiseworthiness.
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The quality of being laudable; praiseworthiness; commendableness.
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The quality or state of deserving well or ill; desert.
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The quality or state of being praiseworthy.
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Derivationally related 2
Having worth or excellence; possessing merit; valuable; deserving; estimable; excellent; virtuous.
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Having worth or excellence; possessing merit; valuable; deserving; estimable; excellent; virtuous.
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Attribute 4
Not worthy; wanting merit, value, or fitness; undeserving; worthless; unbecoming; -- often with of.
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Not worthy; wanting merit, value, or fitness; undeserving; worthless; unbecoming; -- often with of.
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Having worth or excellence; possessing merit; valuable; deserving; estimable; excellent; virtuous.
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Open English WordNet links these concepts through an attribute relationship.
Having worth or excellence; possessing merit; valuable; deserving; estimable; excellent; virtuous.
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Open English WordNet links these concepts through an attribute relationship.
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