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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Worthy of being named or having a name; nameable; worthy of mention..
Languor was not in his heart, Weariness not on his brow. . . . for, while he ailed in body, he was, as man, seeking the good of the 'man' in us; he was naming to us nameworthy things that he saw; he was seeking to make us well.
[...] pound is intended to serve as a short-cut means of singling out a particular referent or class of referents although the referent or class in question may not really be nameworthy in the long run.
Words are created for a purpose, as labels for recurring, nameworthy concepts.
However, since <scissor-searching> does not identify a nameworthy human activity, the VP gawi chaj ('scissors+search') does not provide an optimally felicitous f-structure constituent.
Use nameworthy when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Nameworthy means Worthy of being named or having a name; nameable; worthy of mention..
Common synonyms include eminent, noteworthy.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Languor was not in his heart, Weariness not on his brow. . . . for, while he ailed in body, he was, as man, seeking the good of the 'man' in us; he was naming to us nameworthy things that he saw; he was seeking to make us well.
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