Phonetics:
Meanings:
noun
Definition: The quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable.
Example: The Shakespearean Shylock is of dubious value in the modern world.
Synonyms: worth,
Definition: The degree of importance given to something.
Example: The value of my children’s happiness is second only to that of my wife.
Definition: That which is valued or highly esteemed, such as one’s morals, morality, or belief system.
Example: He does not share his parents’ values.
Definition: The amount (of money or goods or services) that is considered to be a fair equivalent for something else.
Definition: The relative duration of a musical note.
Example: The value of a crotchet is twice that of a quaver.
Definition: The relative darkness or lightness of a color in (a specific area of) a painting etc.
Definition: Any definite numerical quantity or other mathematical object, determined by being measured, computed, or otherwise defined.
Example: The exact value of pi cannot be represented in decimal notation.
Definition: Precise meaning; import.
Example: the value of a word; the value of a legal instrument
Definition: (in the plural) The valuable ingredients to be obtained by treating a mass or compound; specifically, the precious metals contained in rock, gravel, etc.
Example: The vein carries good values.
Definition: Esteem; regard.
Definition: Valour; also spelled valew.
verb
Definition: To estimate the value of; judge the worth of something.
Example: I will have the family jewels valued by a professional.
Definition: To fix or determine the value of; assign a value to, as of jewelry or art work.
Definition: To regard highly; think much of; place importance upon.
Example: Gold was valued highly among the Romans.
Definition: To hold dear.
Example: I value these old photographs.