worthwhile

(wûrth'hwīl', -wīl')
adj.
Sufficiently valuable or important to be worth one's time, effort, or interest.

worthwhileness worth'while'ness n.

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The traditional distinction is to use the two-word form predicatively (i.e. after a verb, as in The experiment was worth while) and the one-word form attributively (i.e. before a noun, as in a worthwhile experiment). However, the one-word form is increasingly used in all contexts. Note that the correct use with a following verbal noun is worth, not worth while (It was worth doing / ☒ It was worth while doing).

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adj

Definition: helpful
Antonyms: unhelpful, valueless, worthless

IN BRIEF: Good enough to spend time or effort on.

Adventure is worthwhile in itself. — Amelia Earhart (1898-1937).

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For a list of words related to worthwhile, see:

• Special, Bright, Skillful, or Unusual
• Helpful, Positive, Responsible, or Nice

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See words rhyming with "worthwhile."

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - som er umagen værd, lødig, værdifuld

Nederlands (Dutch)
de moeite waard

Français (French)
adj. - intéressant, qui en vaut la peine

Deutsch (German)
adj. - lohnend

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αξιόλογος, άξιος λόγου, που αξίζει τον κόπο

Italiano (Italian)
che vale la pena

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - vantajoso

Русский (Russian)
стоящий, дающий результат

Español (Spanish)
adj. - que vale la pena

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - lönande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
值得做的, 值得出力的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 值得做的, 值得出力的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 할 보람이 있는, 시간을 들일 만한, 훌륭한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - やりがいのある, 立派な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) يقام له وزن‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮כדאי, משתלם‬

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