noun
- plural of worthiness; the qualities of being worthy, deserving, or having merit
Usage: formal
Examples
- The committee evaluated the worthinesses of all the scholarship candidates.
- Different cultures may judge the worthinesses of various achievements differently.
- The teacher recognized the worthinesses of each student’s unique contributions.
- We must consider the relative worthinesses of these competing proposals.
- The worthinesses of their arguments became clear during the debate.