worthwhile
adjective
such as to repay one's time, attention, interest, work, trouble, etc..
worthwhileness
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a word derived from
worthwhile.
Example Sentences
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"Clinicians and patients should engage in shared decision-making, weighing the worthwhileness of exercise effects on pain and function alongside secondary health benefits, safety, low-cost profile, care stage, and alternative treatment options," they advise.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 25, 2026
The maps also measures satisfaction, "worthwhileness" and anxiety - highlighting that 46% of people in inner London suffer from high or very high anxiety.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 20, 2012
Many offered helpful, on-the-spot suggestions and criticisms, but only six expressed any doubt at all about the worthwhileness of our venture.
From Time Magazine Archive
For Los Angeles is proud of her nextdoor neighbor, conscious of our worthwhileness, our value and place in the growth of Southern California.
From Time Magazine Archive
I often doubt, I often doubt, the worthwhileness of reason.
From The Sea Wolf by Jack London
