Worthiness vs Capable - What's the difference?
worthiness | capable |
(uncountable) The state or quality of having value or merit.
(countable) The result or product of having value or merit.
(uncountable) The state or quality of being qualified or eligible.
(countable) The result or product of being qualified or eligible.
Able and efficient; having the ability needed for a specific task; having the disposition to do something; permitting or being susceptible to something.
(obsolete) Of sufficient capacity or size for holding, containing, receiving or taking in. Construed with of'', ''for or an infinitive.
* 1775 Samuel Johnson, A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland'' (''Works 10.479):
As a noun worthiness
is (uncountable) the state or quality of having value or merit.As an adjective capable is
able and efficient; having the ability needed for a specific task; having the disposition to do something; permitting or being susceptible to something.worthiness
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Noun
capable
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Adjective
(en adjective)- She is capable and efficient.
- He does not need help; he is capable of eating on his own.
- As everyone knew, he was capable of violence when roused.
- That fact is not capable of proof.
- He has begun a road capable of a wheel-carriage.