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Webster 1913 Edition

worthwhile

worthwhile,

Adj.

Worth the time or effort spent.

See worth while. worthy. – worthwhileness. –>

Definition 2024

worthwhile

worthwhile

See also: worth while

English

Alternative forms

worth while
worthwile (archaic)

Adjective

worthwhile ‎(comparative more worthwhile, superlative most worthwhile)

Good and important enough to spend time, effort, or money on.
Doing volunteer work to help others is truly worthwhile.

Translations

good and important enough to spend time, effort, or money on

Chinese:
Mandarin: 值得做的
Dutch: de moeite lonend, de moeite waard, waardevol (nl)
Esperanto: inda (eo)
Finnish: vaivan arvoinen
French: de valeur, valant la peine
German: lohnend (de), wertvoll (de)
Interlingua: de valor, que vale le pena
Italian: che vale la pena

Maori: whaihua
Norwegian: umaken verd
Portuguese: vantajoso (pt)
Russian: сто́ящий (ru) ‎(stójaščij)
Scottish Gaelic: fiach
Spanish: de valor, que vale la pena, que merece la pena, que compensa el esfuerzo
Turkish: değer (tr), faydalı (tr), yararlı (tr)

Related terms

worth one’s while