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WORTHWHILENESS

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worth⋅while

  [wurth-hwahyl, -wahyl]
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–adjective
such as to repay one's time, attention, interest, work, trouble, etc.: a worthwhile book.
Origin:
1865–70; worth 1 + while

Related forms:
worthwhileness, noun

Synonyms:
valuable, rewarding, beneficial.
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worth·while   (wûrth'hwīl', -wīl')   
adj.  Sufficiently valuable or important to be worth one's time, effort, or interest.
worth'while'ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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