WORTHIES

Meaning of WORTHIES in English

(pl. ) of Worthy

Webster's English dictionary. Английский словарь Webster. 2012

WORTHIES — ( pl. ) of Worthy
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WORTHIES — pl of worthy.
Webster English vocab
NINE WORTHIES — three pagan, three Jewish, and three Christian heroes mentioned together in medieval romances, usually including Hector, Alexander the Great, Julius …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WORTHY — I. adjective (worthier; -est) Date: 13th century 1. having worth or value ; estimable , honorable , meritorious , having …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WORTHY — I. ˈwərthē, ˈwə̄th-, ˈwəith-, -thi adjective ( usually -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English, from worth (IV) + -y 1. a. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
UNWORTHY — I. |ən+ adjective Etymology: Middle English, from un- (I) + worthy 1. a. : lacking in excellence or value : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PARLEY — I. ˈpärlē, ˈpȧl-, -li verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle French parler to speak, talk, from Medieval Latin parabolare, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BIT — I. ˈbit, usu -d.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English bitt, from Old English bite; akin to Old English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PRESENCE — ˈprez ə n(t)s noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin praesentia, from praesent-, praesens present …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WORTHY — (n.) A man of eminent worth or value; one distinguished for useful and estimable qualities; a person of conspicuous desert; …
Английский словарь Webster
WORTHY — ( n. ) A man of eminent worth or value; one distinguished for useful and estimable qualities; a person of …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WORTHY — — worthily , adv. — worthiness , n. /werr"dhee/ , adj., worthier, worthiest , n. , pl. worthies . adj. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WORTHY — I. ˈwər-thē adjective ( wor·thi·er ; -est ) Date: 13th century 1. a. : having worth or value : estimable …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WORTHY — noun of high station; of high social position. 2. worthy ·vt to render worthy; to exalt into a hero. 3. …
Webster English vocab
WORTHY — ■ adjective ( worthier , worthiest ) 1》 (often ~ of ) deserving. ↘good enough; suitable. 2》 deserving effort, attention, …
Concise Oxford English vocab
WORTHY — [wor.thy] adj wor.thi.er ; -est (13c) 1 a: having worth or value: estimable "a ~ cause" b: honorable, meritorious "~ …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
USHPIZIN — (Aramaic: visitors), according to the Jewish Kabbalistic book the Sefer ha-zohar (Book of Splendour), seven ancient worthies who take turns …
Britannica English vocabulary
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Britannica English vocabulary
SEVEN SAGES OF THE BAMBOO GROVE — also called Seven Worthies of the Bamboo Grove, WadeGiles romanization Chu-lin ch'i hsien, Pinyin Zhulin Qi Xian a group of …
Britannica English vocabulary
NATHANIEL — a curate in Shakespeare's Love's Labour's Lost. A comic character, Nathaniel is given to the same sort of overblown verbosity …
Britannica English vocabulary
FULLER, THOMAS — born June 19, 1608, Aldwincle, Northamptonshire, Eng. died Aug. 16, 1661, London British scholar, preacher, and one of the most …
Britannica English vocabulary
COSTARD — a clown in Shakespeare's Love's Labour's Lost. Costard has a gentle nature and capable wit that set him apart from …
Britannica English vocabulary
CONFUCIUS — born 551 BC, Ch'-fu, state of Lu [now in Shantung province, China] died 479, Lu Chinese (Wade-Giles) K'ung-fu-tzu, or K'ung-tzu, …
Britannica English vocabulary
BEROWNE — also spelled Biron, a lord attending on Ferdinand, king of Navarre, in Shakespeare's Love's Labour's Lost. Though he is the …
Britannica English vocabulary
WORTHY — / ˈwɜːði; NAmE ˈwɜːrði/ adjective , noun ■ adjective ( wor·thier , wor·thi·est ) 1. worthy (of sb/sth) ( formal …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WORTHY — I. wor ‧ thy 1 /ˈwɜːði $ ˈwɜːrði/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: noun : ↑ worth , ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WORTHY — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a worthy opponent (= one who deserves respect ) ▪ The Democratic Senator has …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PARROT — I. noun PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES sick as a parrot EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Her island was peopled with plumed …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DUAL — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a dual purpose (= two purposes ) ▪ A dog can fulfil a dual purpose …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

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