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Worthiness

The quality or state of being worthy; desert; merit; excellence; dignity; virtue; worth.

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Good 76% connected

Possessing desirable qualities; adapted to answer the end designed; promoting success, welfare, or happiness; serviceable; useful; fit; excellent; ad…

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Goodness 76% connected

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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Laudability 76% connected

Laudableness; praiseworthiness.

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Laudableness 76% connected

The quality of being laudable; praiseworthiness; commendableness.

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Merit 76% connected

The quality or state of deserving well or ill; desert.

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Praiseworthiness 76% connected

The quality or state of being praiseworthy.

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Worthy 74% connected

Having worth or excellence; possessing merit; valuable; deserving; estimable; excellent; virtuous.

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Worthy 74% connected

Having worth or excellence; possessing merit; valuable; deserving; estimable; excellent; virtuous.

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Unworthy 66% connected

Not worthy; wanting merit, value, or fitness; undeserving; worthless; unbecoming; -- often with of.

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Unworthy 66% connected

Not worthy; wanting merit, value, or fitness; undeserving; worthless; unbecoming; -- often with of.

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Worthy 66% connected

Having worth or excellence; possessing merit; valuable; deserving; estimable; excellent; virtuous.

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Worthy 66% connected

Having worth or excellence; possessing merit; valuable; deserving; estimable; excellent; virtuous.

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Advantage noun · 86% connection

benefit resulting from some event or action; "it turned out to my advantage"; "reaping the rewards of generosity"

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Advisability noun · 86% connection

the quality of being advisable; "they questioned the advisability of our policy"

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Benefit noun · 86% connection

something that aids or promotes well-being; "for the benefit of all"

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Better noun · 86% connection

something superior in quality or condition or effect; "a change for the better"

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Cost noun · 86% connection

the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold); "the fluctuating monetar…

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Desirability noun · 86% connection

the quality of being worthy of desiring

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Desirableness noun · 86% connection

the quality of being worthy of desiring

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Disparity noun · 86% connection

inequality or difference in some respect

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GDP noun · 86% connection

the measure of an economy adopted by the United States in 1991; the total market values of goods and services produced by workers and…

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Gross domestic product noun · 86% connection

the measure of an economy adopted by the United States in 1991; the total market values of goods and services produced by workers and…

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Inequality noun · 86% connection

lack of equality; "the growing inequality between rich and poor"

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Interest noun · 86% connection

a reason for wanting something done; "for your sake"; "died for the sake of his country"; "in the interest of safety"; "in the common…

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Monetary value noun · 86% connection

the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold); "the fluctuating monetar…

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Nonequivalence noun · 86% connection

not interchangeable

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Price noun · 86% connection

the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold); "the fluctuating monetar…

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Reasonableness noun · 86% connection

goodness of reason and judgment; "the judiciary is built on the reasonableness of judges"

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Reward noun · 86% connection

benefit resulting from some event or action; "it turned out to my advantage"; "reaping the rewards of generosity"

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Sake noun · 86% connection

a reason for wanting something done; "for your sake"; "died for the sake of his country"; "in the interest of safety"; "in the common…

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Admiration noun · 78% connection

Wonder mingled with approbation or delight; an emotion excited by a person or thing possessed of wonderful or high excellence; as, adm…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: worthy, desert, merit, excellence, dignity.
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Appreciation noun · 78% connection

A just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: worthy, desert, merit, excellence, dignity.
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Commend verb · 78% connection

To recommend as worthy of confidence or regard; to present as worthy of notice or favorable attention.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: worthy, desert, merit, excellence, dignity.
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Damn noun · 78% connection

something of little value; "his promise is not worth a damn"; "not worth one red cent"; "not worth shucks"

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: worthy, desert, merit, excellence, dignity.
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Darn noun · 78% connection

something of little value; "his promise is not worth a damn"; "not worth one red cent"; "not worth shucks"

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: worthy, desert, merit, excellence, dignity.
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Decay noun · 78% connection

Gradual failure of health, strength, soundness, prosperity, or of any species of excellence or perfection; tendency toward dissolution…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: worthy, desert, merit, excellence, dignity.
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Demerit noun · 78% connection

That which deserves blame; ill desert; a fault; a vice; misconduct; -- the opposite of merit.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: worthy, desert, merit, excellence, dignity.
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Desert adjective · 78% connection

Of or pertaining to a desert; forsaken; without life or cultivation; unproductive; waste; barren; wild; desolate; solitary; as, they l…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: worthy, desert, merit, excellence, dignity.
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Deserve verb · 78% connection

To earn by service; to be worthy of (something due, either good or evil); to merit; to be entitled to; as, the laborer deserves his wa…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: worthy, desert, merit, excellence, dignity.
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Deserving noun · 78% connection

Desert; merit.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: worthy, desert, merit, excellence, dignity.
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Dignity noun · 78% connection

The state of being worthy or honorable; elevation of mind or character; true worth; excellence.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: worthy, desert, merit, excellence, dignity.
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Eminent adjective · 78% connection

Being, metaphorically, above others, whether by birth, high station, merit, or virtue; high in public estimation; distinguished; consp…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: worthy, desert, merit, excellence, dignity.
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Excellence noun · 78% connection

The quality of being excellent; state of possessing good qualities in an eminent degree; exalted merit; superiority in virtue.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: worthy, desert, merit, excellence, dignity.
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