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worthy¹

  • /ˈwɜː.ði/ Australia, UK
  • /ˈwɝ.ði/ US
  • /ˈwəː.ðɪj/ British, Southern, Standard
  • /ˈwøː.ði/ New Zealand, Wales
  • /ˈweː.ði/
  • /ˈwɛː.ði/
  • /ˈwʌɾ.ðe/ Scotland
  • /-ðɪ/ Scotland
  • /-ði/ Scotland

Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)ði

Where it comes from

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 verðugur (“worthy”).

adjective worthier · worthiest

  1. Having worth, merit, or value. These banished men that I have kept withal / Are men endued with worthy qualities
  2. Admirable or honourable. that such iron moulds as these shall have autority to knaw out the choicest periods of exquisitest books, and to commit such a treacherous fraud against the orphan remainders of worthiest men after death, the more sorrow will belong to that haples race of men, whose misfortune it is to have understa

    Similar: esteemed, laudable, venerated, well-regarded, admired, applauded, blessed, distinguished, eminent, feared, gloriful, glorious

  3. Deserving, or having sufficient worth. 1 And I saw in þe right hand of him that sate on the Throne, a booke written within, & on the backeside, sealed with seuen seales. 2 And I saw a strong Angel proclaiming with a loude voice; Who is worthy to open the booke, and to loose the seales thereof? 3 And no man in heauen, nor in earth, neithe

    Similar: laudable, praiseworthy, venerable, admirable, allowable, commendable, creditable, estimable, glorious, honorable, respectable, reverable

  4. Suited; suitable; befitting. No, Warwick, thou art worthy of the sway.

noun worthies

  1. A distinguished or eminent person. That worthy one day, in our absence, being caught in the act of culpable talpicide, was rebuked by his mistress for disobeying his master's orders.
  2. a good, wise and virtuous person. Confucius and Mencius are revered as the sages and worthies of Confucianism.

worthy²

  • /ˈwɜː.ði/ Australia, UK
  • /ˈwɝ.ði/ US
  • /ˈwəː.ðɪj/ British, Southern, Standard
  • /ˈwøː.ði/ New Zealand, Wales
  • /ˈweː.ði/
  • /ˈwɛː.ði/
  • /ˈwʌɾ.ðe/ Scotland
  • /-ðɪ/ Scotland
  • /-ði/ Scotland

Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)ði

Where it comes from

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 worthies · worthying · worthied

  1. transitive To render or treat as worthy. And put upon him such a deal of man, That worthied him, got praises of the king […]

    Similar: exalt, revere, honour, esteem, respect, value, reward, adore, aggrandize, applaud, enthrone, appraise

Worthy³

Where it comes from

Possibly from worthy.

proper noun

  1. A surname. PC Matthew Blades, 37, and PC Tom Clough, 38, were killed. So were all five people in the Passat: Michael Cahill, 23, Jakub Matusiak, 23, Makai Saddington, 18, Theo Rae and Cole Worthy, both 17.
  2. A hamlet in Porlock parish, Somerset, England (OS grid ref SS8548).

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: worthful, deserving, worth, meritable, valuable, meritorious, respectable, exemplary, honorable, commendable, upstanding, praiseworthy, applaudable, laudable, good, honoured

Translations

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adj having worth, merit, or value

Españoldigno
中文配稱 /配称 pèichèng
Portuguêsdigno, valioso
Françaisdigne
Deutschwürdig
Italianodegno
Ελληνικάάξιος áxios
Românădemn
Русскийдосто́йный dostójnyj

adj honourable or admirable

Españoldigno
Françaishonorable, admirable
Ελληνικάέξοχος éxochos
Русскийзаслу́женный zaslúžennyj, достопочте́нный dostopočténnyj

adj deserving, or having sufficient worth

日本語値する atai suru
中文值得 zhíde
हिन्दीयोग्य yogya
Ελληνικάάξιος áxios
Русскийзаслу́живающий zaslúživajuščij, сто́ящий stójaščij

noun good, wise and virtuous person

한국어현인 hyeonin
日本語賢人 kenjin
Tiếng Việthiền nhân

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@misc{worthy_2026,
  title = {worthy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/worthy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}