worthwhileness
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From worthwhile + -ness (suffix attached to adjectives forming nouns meaning ‘the measure of being [the adjective]’ or ‘the quality or state of being [the adjective]’).[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌwɜːθˈwaɪlnəs/, /-ˈʍaɪl-/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˌwɜɹθˈwaɪlnəs/, /-ˈʍaɪl-/
- Hyphenation: worth‧while‧ness
Noun[edit]
worthwhileness (uncountable)
- The condition or extent of being worthwhile.
- Synonym: worthiness
Translations[edit]
condition or extent of being worthwhile — see also worthiness
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See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ “worthwhileness, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, July 2023; “worthwhileness, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
Categories:
- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *wert-
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kʷyeh₁-
- English terms suffixed with -ness
- English 3-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio links
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English uncountable nouns