most-valuable

3.6

A player people choose as the best or most important in a competition

adjective

: más valioso

She was named the most-valuable player of the tournament after her outstanding performance.

Examples

The team celebrated their captain as the season’s most-valuable contributor.
Winning the most-valuable player award was a dream come true for him.
She was named the most-valuable player of the tournament after her outstanding performance.
She was named the most-valuable player!
Is Tom the most-valuable player on his team?
Winning the most-valuable player award was a dream come true for him.
The team celebrated their captain as the season’s most-valuable contributor.

Synonyms

MVP

vsmost-valuable

76 4.4

A player judged most valuable to their team's success

is a general sports designation of importance rather than an awarded title

star player

vsmost-valuable

13 2.0

A team member who is the best and most important

is the sports designation that focuses on judged importance rather than fame

most valuable player

vsmost-valuable

8 3.1

A player who helps their team most during a season and wins an award

is a general team importance label not limited to seasonal contribution

best

vsmost-valuable

1.0

A person who is better than all others in a group

is the sports label focused on team importance and outstanding role

How Valuable

most-valuable

3.6

important

∞ 1.0

valuable

526 2.5

useful

947 1.0

unimportant

54 1.9

Surface Forms

valuable positive

Morphology

most-valuable = valuable (transparent) = most + valuable

Periphrastic superlative: the degree modifier 'most' applied to the adjective 'valuable' yields an immediately inferable meaning.

Etymology

The phrase most-valuable joins most ('the highest') and valuable, which is related to value meaning 'worth'. So it names the person with the greatest 'worth' or importance, which is why in sports it is given to the player chosen as the most important or best.