worthwhileness

English

WOTD – 3 December 2023

Etymology

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

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌwɜːθˈwaɪlnəs/, /-ˈʍaɪl-/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˌwɜɹθˈwaɪlnəs/, /-ˈʍaɪl-/
Hyphenation: worth‧while‧ness

Noun

worthwhileness (uncountable)

The condition or extent of being worthwhile.
Synonym: worthiness

Translations

condition or extent of being worthwhile — see also worthiness

Finnish: hyödyllisyys (fi), kannattavuus (fi)
Macedonian: вре́дност f (vrédnost), ко́рисност f (kórisnost), по́лезност f (póleznost)
Spanish: provecho (es) m

References

^ “worthwhileness, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, July 2023; “worthwhileness, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

[1] “worthwhileness, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, July 2023; “worthwhileness, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

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