Associations to the word «Worthiness»

Wiktionary

WORTHINESS, noun. (uncountable) The state or quality of having value or merit.
WORTHINESS, noun. (countable) The result or product of having value or merit.
WORTHINESS, noun. (uncountable) The state or quality of being qualified or eligible.
WORTHINESS, noun. (countable) The result or product of being qualified or eligible.

Dictionary definition

WORTHINESS, noun. The quality or state of having merit or value.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats