Value
WordNet
noun
(1) Relative darkness or lightness of a color
"I establish the colors and principal values by organizing the painting into three values--dark, medium...and light"-Joe Hing Lowe
(2) The quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable
"The Shakespearean Shylock is of dubious value in the modern world"
(3) A numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed
"The value assigned was 16 milliseconds"
(4) An ideal accepted by some individual or group
"He has old-fashioned values"
(5) The amount (of money or goods or services) that is considered to be a fair equivalent for something else
"He tried to estimate the value of the produce at normal prices"
(6) (music) the relative duration of a musical note
verb
(7) Estimate the value of
"How would you rate his chances to become President?"
"Gold was rated highly among the Romans"
(8) Place a value on; judge the worth of something
"I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional"
(9) Regard highly; think much of
"I respect his judgement"
"We prize his creativity"
(10) Fix or determine the value of; assign a value to
"Value the jewelry and art work in the estate"
(11) Hold dear
"I prize these old photographs"
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Etymology
From the , feminine past participle of < .
Noun
- The quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable
- The Shakespearean Shylock is of dubious value in the modern world.
- The degree of importance you give to something.
- The value of my children's happiness is second only to that of my wife.
- The amount (of money or goods or services) that is considered to be a fair equivalent for something else
- He tried to estimate the value of the produce at normal prices.
- The relative duration of a musical note.
- The value of a crotchet is twice that of a quaver.
- The relative darkness or lightness of a color in (a specific area of) a painting etc.
- "I establish the colors and principal values by organizing the painting into three values--dark, medium...and light." -Joe Hing Lowe
- Numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed.
- The exact value of pi can never be computed.
Verb
- To estimate the cost of; judge the worth of something.
- I will have the family jewels valued by a professional.
- To regard highly; think much of; place importance upon.
- Gold was valued highly among the Romans.
- To fix or determine the value of; assign a value to, as of jewelry or art work.
- To hold dear.
- I value these old photographs.