value
English meaning: Value
Definition
The quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable.
Example
“The Shakespearean Shylock is of dubious value in the modern world.”
Another example: “We value your feedback and read every comment carefully.”
Usage — When, Where & How
Means worth, importance or a numerical/mathematical quantity. Ubiquitous in finance, ethics ('family values'), maths ('the value of x') and everyday speech ('good value'). As a verb, to value is to esteem or to estimate the worth of something.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From Old French 'value', the feminine past participle of 'valoir' (to be worth), from Latin 'valere'; entered English in the 14th century.
Synonyms
Antonyms / Opposites
- worthlessness
- insignificance
Related Words
Common Collocations
- good value
- add value
- value for money
- face value
- core values
- market value
Word Forms
value (n & v); values; valued; valuing; valuable (adj); valuation (n)
Word Tools
Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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Language information
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- English
- English
- Script
- Latin
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- Indo-European
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