Worthy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an important, honorable person (word is often used humorously)

having worth or merit or value; being honorable or admirable

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈɜːði/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈɜːði/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈɜːði/

2 syllables Say it as /wˈɜːði/.

Examples

he told his story to some conservative worthies
local worthies rarely challenged the chief constable
a worthy fellow

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

suitable desirable

Antonyms

unworthy

Parts of Speech

noun	an important, honorable person (word is often used humorously) “he told his story to some conservative worthies”
adjective	having worth or merit or value; being honorable or admirable “a worthy fellow”
adjective	worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse “the parents found the girl suitable for their son”
adjective	having qualities or abilities that merit recognition in some way “behavior worthy of reprobation”

Word Forms

worthy	adjective	having worth or merit or value; being honorable or admirable
worthy	noun	an important, honorable person (word is often used humorously)
worthiness	noun	the quality or state of having merit or value
worth	noun	the quality that renders something desirable or valuable or useful
desirableness	noun	attractiveness to the opposite sex
desirability	noun	attractiveness to the opposite sex
suitableness	noun	the quality of having the properties that are right for a specific purpose

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

würdig

eine wichtige, ehrenwerte Person (das Wort wird oft humorvoll verwendet)

🇫🇷French

digne

une personne importante et honorable (le mot est souvent utilisé avec humour)

🇪🇸Spanish

valioso

una persona importante y honorable (la palabra se usa a menudo con humor)

🇮🇹Italian

degno

una persona importante e onorevole (la parola è spesso usata in modo umoristico)

🇳🇱Dutch

waardig

een belangrijk, eervol persoon (woord wordt vaak met humor gebruikt)

🇵🇹Portuguese

valioso

uma pessoa importante e honrada (a palavra costuma ser usada com humor)

🇷🇺Russian

достойный

важный, уважаемый человек (слово часто употребляется в шутку)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

योग्य

एक महत्वपूर्ण, सम्माननीय व्यक्ति (यह शब्द अक्सर विनोदी ढंग से प्रयोग किया जाता है)

🇧🇩Bengali

যোগ্য

একজন গুরুত্বপূর্ণ, সম্মানিত ব্যক্তি (শব্দটি প্রায়ই হাস্যকরভাবে ব্যবহৃত হয়)

🇮🇳Tamil

தகுதியான

ஒரு முக்கியமான, மரியாதைக்குரிய நபர் (வார்த்தை பெரும்பாலும் நகைச்சுவையாகப் பயன்படுத்தப்படுகிறது)

🇮🇳Telugu

యోగ్యమైనది

ముఖ్యమైన, గౌరవప్రదమైన వ్యక్తి (పదం తరచుగా హాస్యభరితంగా ఉపయోగించబడుతుంది)

🇮🇳Marathi

पात्र

एक महत्त्वाची, सन्माननीय व्यक्ती (शब्द बऱ्याचदा विनोदाने वापरला जातो)

🇮🇳Gujarati

લાયક

એક મહત્વપૂર્ણ, માનનીય વ્યક્તિ (શબ્દનો ઉપયોગ ઘણીવાર રમૂજી રીતે થાય છે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಯೋಗ್ಯ

ಪ್ರಮುಖ, ಗೌರವಾನ್ವಿತ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ (ಪದವನ್ನು ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಹಾಸ್ಯಮಯವಾಗಿ ಬಳಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

യോഗ്യൻ

ഒരു പ്രധാനപ്പെട്ട, മാന്യനായ വ്യക്തി (പദം പലപ്പോഴും തമാശയായി ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്നു)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਯੋਗ

ਇੱਕ ਮਹੱਤਵਪੂਰਣ, ਸਤਿਕਾਰਯੋਗ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ (ਸ਼ਬਦ ਅਕਸਰ ਹਾਸੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ)

🇵🇰Urdu

قابل

ایک اہم، معزز شخص (لفظ اکثر مزاحیہ طور پر استعمال ہوتا ہے)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

值得

一个重要的、值得尊敬的人（这个词经常被幽默地使用）

🇯🇵Japanese

価値のある

重要で名誉ある人（ユーモアを込めてよく使われる言葉）

🇰🇷Korean

가치 있는

중요하고 명예로운 사람 (단어는 유머러스하게 자주 사용됨)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

xứng đáng

một người quan trọng, đáng kính (từ này thường được sử dụng một cách hài hước)

🇹🇭Thai

สมควร

บุคคลสำคัญและมีเกียรติ (คำนี้มักใช้อย่างตลกขบขัน)

🇮🇩Indonesian

layak

orang yang penting dan terhormat (kata ini sering digunakan dengan nada bercanda)

🇵🇭Filipino

karapatdapat

isang mahalagang, marangal na tao (ang salita ay kadalasang ginagamit na nakakatawa)

🇲🇾Malay

layak

orang yang penting dan terhormat (perkataan sering digunakan secara berjenaka)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يستحق

شخص مهم ومشرف (غالبًا ما تستخدم الكلمة بطريقة فكاهية)

🇮🇷Persian

شایسته

یک شخص مهم و شریف (کلمه اغلب به صورت طنز استفاده می شود)

🇹🇷Turkish

saygıdeğer

önemli, onurlu bir kişi (kelime genellikle esprili bir şekilde kullanılır)

🇮🇱Hebrew

רָאוּי

אדם חשוב ומכובד (לרוב משתמשים במילה בהומור)

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