worthwhileness
- noun
- /ˈwɜrθˌwaɪlnəs/
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valía
- Many people question the worthwhileness of their daily routines when they feel unfulfilled.
Examples
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In the presence of such faith, the common man takes on dignity, importance, and worthwhileness.
Academic text (1995) -
Once students are translated into data, data becomes synecdoche for the worthwhileness of the institution.
Academic text (2014) -
The full source of one's strength derives directly from a love relationship where the worthwhileness of effort and even the strength to support the effort is directly related to such love relationships.
Academic text (1996) -
Fundamentally, it rests upon the two principles of the worthwhileness of the individual and the importance of seeking his fullest development.
Academic text (1995) -
While echoing many of Llewellyn's demands, Pound ultimately remained committed to the worthwhileness of studying substantive legal rules in their own right.
Academic text (2016) -
She evaluated the worthwhileness of attending the meeting against her other commitments.
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His dedication to volunteer work reflects the worthwhileness he sees in helping others.
Synonyms
∞
1.3
How much something is worth in money or how useful it is
663
1.0
A quality that makes something have great value or effect
258
3.5
A quality that shows someone deserves praise or a reward
13
4.7
Being seen as having value and deserving respect
2
8.4
Importance of a fact or detail that needs attention
The quality of having worth or importance
Antonyms
How Valuable
Surface Forms
Morphology
worthwhileness = worthwhile (transparent) = worth + while + ness
Formed by adding the noun-forming suffix '-ness' to the clearly compositional adjective 'worthwhile'.
Etymology
The word worthwhileness comes from the adjective worthwhile, which itself is made of worth 'value' and while 'time'. The ending -ness turns it into the 'quality' of being 'worth the time', so worthwhileness is the idea that something has enough value to make the effort worth it.