An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
VALUE
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”-Joe Hing Lowe
value
(noun) the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable; “the Shakespearean Shylock is of dubious value in the modern world”
value
(noun) a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed; “the value assigned was 16 milliseconds”
value
(noun) an ideal accepted by some individual or group; “he has old-fashioned values”
value, economic value
(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”
value, time value, note value
(noun) (music) the relative duration of a musical note
rate, value
(verb) estimate the value of; “How would you rate his chances to become President?”; “Gold was rated highly among the Romans”
measure, evaluate, valuate, assess, appraise, value
(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”
respect, esteem, value, prize, prise
(verb) regard highly; think much of; “I respect his judgement”; “We prize his creativity”
value
(verb) fix or determine the value of; assign a value to; “value the jewelry and art work in the estate”
prize, value, treasure, appreciate
(verb) hold dear; “I prize these old photographs”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
value (countable and uncountable, plural values)
The quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable.
Synonym: worth
(uncountable) The degree of importance given to something.
That which is valued or highly esteemed, such as one's morals, morality, or belief system.
The amount (of money or goods or services) that is considered to be a fair equivalent for something else.
(music) The relative duration of a musical note.
(arts) The relative darkness or lightness of a color in (a specific area of) a painting etc.
(mathematics, physics) Any definite numerical quantity or other mathematical object, determined by being measured, computed, or otherwise defined.
Precise meaning; import.
(in the plural) The valuable ingredients to be obtained by treating a mass or compound; specifically, the precious metals contained in rock, gravel, etc.
(obsolete) Esteem; regard.
(obsolete) Valour; also spelled valew.
Synonyms
• valence
Hyponyms
• added value
• economic value
• face value
• intrinsic value
• lvalue
• market value
• note value
• par value
• rvalue
• time value
Verb
value (third-person singular simple present values, present participle valuing, simple past and past participle valued)
To estimate the value of; judge the worth of something.
To fix or determine the value of; assign a value to, as of jewelry or art work.
To regard highly; think much of; place importance upon.
To hold dear.
Synonyms
• appreciate
• assess
• esteem
• prize
• rate
• respect
• treasure
• valuate
• worthen
Antonyms
• belittle
• derogate
• despise
• disesteem
• disrespect
Anagrams
• uveal
Source: Wiktionary
Val"ue, n. Etym: [OF. value, fr. valoir, p. p. valu, to be worth, fr. L. valere to be strong, to be worth. See Valiant.]
1. The property or aggregate properties of a thing by which it is rendered useful or desirable, or the degree of such property or sum of properties; worth; excellence; utility; importance.
Ye are all physicians of no value. Job xiii. 4. Ye are of more value than many sparrows. Matt. x. 31. Cæsar is well acquainted with your virtue, And therefore sets this value on your life. Addison. Before events shall have decided on the value of the measures. Marshall.
2. (Trade & Polit. Econ.)
Definition: Worth estimated by any standard of purchasing power, especially by the market price, or the amount of money agreed upon as an equivalent to the utility and cost of anything. An article may be possessed of the highest degree of utility, or power to minister to our wants and enjoyments, and may be universally made use of, without possessing exchangeable value. M'Culloch. Value is the power to command commodities generally. A. L. Chapin (Johnson's Cys.). Value is the generic term which expresses power in exchange. F. A. Walker. His design was not to pay him the value of his pictures, because they were above any price. Dryden.
Note: In political economy, value is often distinguished as intrinsic and exchangeable. Intrinsic value is the same as utility or adaptation to satisfy the desires or wants of men. Exchangeable value is that in an article or product which disposes individuals to give for it some quantity of labor, or some other article or product obtainable by labor; as, pure air has an intrinsic value, but generally not an exchangeable value.
3. Precise signification; import; as, the value of a word; the value of a legal instrument Mitford.
4. Esteem; regard. Dryden. My relation to the person was so near, and my value for him so great Bp. Burnet.
5. (Mus.)
Definition: The relative length or duration of a tone or note, answering to quantity in prosody; thus, a quarter note [value of two eighth notes [
6. In an artistical composition, the character of any one part in its relation to other parts and to the whole; -- often used in the plural; as, the values are well given, or well maintained.
7. Valor. [Written also valew.] [Obs.] Spenser. Value received, a phrase usually employed in a bill of exchange or a promissory note, to denote that a consideration has been given for it. Bouvier.
Val"ue, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Valued; p. pr. & vb. n. Valuing.]
1. To estimate the value, or worth, of; to rate at a certain price; to appraise; to reckon with respect to number, power, importance, etc. The mind doth value every moment. Bacon. The queen is valued thirty thousand strong. Shak. The king must take it ill, That he's so slightly valued in his messenger. Shak. Neither of them valued their promises according to rules of honor or integrity. Clarendon.
2. To rate highly; to have in high esteem; to hold in respect and estimation; to appreciate; to prize; as, to value one for his works or his virtues. Which of the dukes he values most. Shak.
3. To raise to estimation; to cause to have value, either real or apparent; to enhance in value. [Obs.] Some value themselves to their country by jealousies of the crown. Sir W. Temple.
4. To be worth; to be equal to in value. [Obs.] The peace between the French and us not values The cost that did conclude it. Shak.
Syn.
– To compute; rate; appraise; esteem; respect; regard; estimate; prize; appreciate.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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