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equitable
English
Alternative forms
- æquitable (obsolete)
Etymology
From French équitable, from Old French, from equité (“equity”).
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /??k.w?.t?.b?l/
Adjective
equitable (comparative more equitable, superlative most equitable)
- Marked by or having equity.
- Fair, just, or impartial.
- 1748, David Hume, Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral, London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 33.
- I may justly require you to produce that argument; nor have you any pretence to refuse so equitable a demand.
- 1748, David Hume, Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral, London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 33.
- (law) Relating to the general principles of justice that correct or supplement the provisions of the law.
Related terms
- equity
Translations
See also
- equitabilis
Middle French
Alternative forms
- aequitable
Adjective
equitable m or f (plural equitables)
- equitable (fair, just, even, balanced)
Descendants
- French: équitable
- English: equitable
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worthy
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?w??ði/
- (General American) enPR: wûr'th?, IPA(key): /?w?ði/
- Rhymes: -??(r)ði
- Hyphenation: wor?thy
Etymology 1
From Middle English worthy, wurthi, from Old English *weorþi? (“"worthy"”), equivalent to worth +? -y. Cognate with Dutch waardig (“worthy”), Middle Low German werdig (“worthy”), German würdig (“worthy”), Swedish värdig (“worthy”), Icelandic verðugt (“worthy”).
Adjective
worthy (comparative worthier, superlative worthiest)
- having worth, merit, or value
- c. 1626, John Davies, The Original, Nature, and Immortality of the Soul
- This worthy mind should worthy things embrace.
- c. 1626, John Davies, The Original, Nature, and Immortality of the Soul
- honourable or admirable
- deserving, or having sufficient worth
- Suited; befitting.
- […] whose shoes I am not worthy to bear.
- The lodging is well worthy of the guest.
Derived terms
- markworthy
- noteworthy
- worthily
- worthiness
Related terms
- worthly
Translations
Noun
worthy (plural worthies)
- a distinguished or eminent person
Related terms
- -worthy
- unworthy
Etymology 2
From Middle English worthien, wurthien, from Old English weorþian (“to esteem, honor, worship, distinguish, celebrate, exalt, praise, adorn, deck, enrich, reward”), from Proto-Germanic *werþ?n? (“to be worthy, estimate, appreciate, appraise”), from Proto-Indo-European *wert- (“to turn, wind”). Cognate with German werten (“to rate, judge, grade, score”), Swedish värdera (“to evaluate, rate, size up, assess, estimate”), Icelandic virða (“to respect, esteem”).
Verb
worthy (third-person singular simple present worthies, present participle worthying, simple past and past participle worthied)
- (transitive) To render or treat as worthy; exalt; revere; honour; esteem; respect; value; reward; adore.
- c. 1603-1606, William Shakespeare, King Lear
- And put upon him such a deal of man,
That worthied him, got praises of the king […]
- And put upon him such a deal of man,
- 1880, Sir Norman Lockyer, Nature:
- After having duly paid his addresses to it, he generally spends some time on the marble slab in front of the looking-glass, but without showing the slightest emotion at the sight of his own reflection, or worthying it with a song.
- 1908, Edward Arthur Brayley Hodgetts, The court of Russia in the nineteenth century:
- And it is a poor daub besides," the Emperor rejoined scornfully, as he stalked out of the gallery without worthying the artist with a look.
- 1910, Charles William Eliot, The Harvard classics: Beowulf:
- No henchman he worthied by weapons, if witness his features, his peerless presence!
- c. 1603-1606, William Shakespeare, King Lear
Derived terms
- worthier
- worthying
Middle English
Etymology
From worth +? -y, from Old English weorþ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?w?rði?/
Adjective
worthy
- worthy
Descendants
- English: worthy
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