worthwhileness
Definition
Noun: The quality or state of being sufficiently valuable, important, or rewarding to justify the time, effort, or resources invested.
Usage
The noun "worthwhileness" is used to describe the inherent quality of an activity, task, or goal that makes it deserving of one's investment. It is often discussed in the context of evaluating the potential return or benefit of an endeavor. * The central question for the committee was the project's long-term worthwhileness. * She debated the worthwhileness of pursuing a second degree at her age.
Examples
- The worthwhileness of volunteering is measured not in money, but in personal fulfillment.
- Investors carefully assess the worthwhileness of each opportunity before committing funds.
- He began to doubt the worthwhileness of his daily two-hour commute.
Advanced Usage
- Philosophical/Ethical Context: Used in discussions about meaning, purpose, and the value of human endeavors.
- Philosophers have long pondered the worthwhileness of life itself.
- Formal/Technical Evaluation: Appears in formal analyses, cost-benefit studies, or policy discussions.
- The report concluded with an analysis of the policy's social worthwhileness.
Variants and Related Words
- Worthwhile (adjective): Describing something that is sufficiently valuable to justify the effort.
- It was a worthwhile investment of her time.
- Worth (noun): The value or merit of something.
- Rewarding (adjective): Providing satisfaction or benefit.
Synonyms
- Value
- Merit
- Usefulness
- Profitability (in a non-financial sense)
- Reward
Antonyms
- Worthlessness
- Futility
- Pointlessness
Noun
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value sufficient to repay time or effort spent