Worth definition
Worth is an adjective meaning "(often used ironically) worthy of being treated in a particular way." It has 4 meanings, as an adjective and a noun, listed below with example sentences.
- Part of speech
- adjective, noun
- Syllables
- 1
- Letters
- 5
- How common
- Everyday word
Worth as an adjective
(often used ironically) worthy of being treated in a particular way
"an idea worth considering"
Same sense: deserving
having a specified value
"not worth his salt"
Worth as a noun
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
"10 dollars worth of gasoline"
the quality that renders something desirable or valuable or useful
Synonyms and antonyms
- deserving
Opposite: worthlessness.
How to say worth
Worth has 1 syllable and rhymes with earth. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.
Words that rhyme with worth
- earth
- birth
- berth
- childbirth
- rebirth
- firth
- girth
- dearth
- unearth
- mirth
WORTH in word games
- Scrabble
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 10
- Anagrams
- 4
Is WORTH a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check WORTH in the word checker, or unscramble WORTH to see its 4 anagrams and the shorter words in its letters.
Definitions and examples from Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Browse more words in the dictionary.