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Adjective worth has 2 senses

deserving, meriting, worth - having sufficient worth; "an idea worth considering"; "a cause deserving or meriting support"; "the deserving poor" (often used ironically)
Antonym: unworthy (indirect, via worthy)
worth - having a specified value; "not worth his salt"; "worth her weight in gold"
Antonym: worthless (indirect, via valuable)

Noun worth has 3 senses

worth - an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value; "10 dollars worth of gasoline"
--₁ is a kind of indefinite quantity
--₁ has particulars: halfpennyworth, ha'p'orth; pennyworth, penn'orth
worth - the quality that renders something desirable or valuable or useful
--₂ is a kind of quality
Antonyms: worthlessness
--₂ has particulars:
value; merit, virtue; demerit, fault; praisworthiness; worthwhileness; price
Worth, Charles Frederick Worth - French couturier (born in England) regarded as the founder of Parisian haute couture; noted for introducing the bustle (1825-1895)
--₃ is a kind of couturier, fashion designer, clothes designer, designer