VALUE
(noun) 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"
(noun) the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable
"the Shakespearean Shylock is of dubious value in the modern world"
(noun) a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed
"the value assigned was 16 milliseconds"
(noun) an ideal accepted by some individual or group
"he has old-fashioned values"
(noun) 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"
synonyms : economic value(noun) (music) the relative duration of a musical note
synonyms : note value , time value(verb) estimate the value of
"How would you rate his chances to become President?", "Gold was rated highly among the Romans"
synonyms : rate(verb) evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of
"I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional", "access all the factors when taking a risk"
synonyms : appraise , assess , evaluate , measure , valuatebefore u praise someone appraise his work -added by sagardoshi63
(verb) regard highly; think much of
"I respect his judgement", "We prize his creativity"
synonyms : esteem , prise , prize , respect(verb) fix or determine the value of; assign a value to
"value the jewelry and art work in the estate"
(verb) hold dear
"I prize these old photographs"
synonyms : appreciate , prize , treasure
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.


