Valuable vs. Worthy — What's the Difference?

Having considerable monetary or material value for use or exchange

Having or showing the qualities that deserve the specified action or regard

Of great importance, use, or service

Characterized by good intent but lacking in humour or imagination

Having admirable or esteemed qualities or characteristics

A person notable or important in a particular sphere

A personal possession, such as a piece of jewelry, having a relatively high monetary value

Having worth, merit, or value

Having a great value.

Honorable; admirable

Estimable; deserving esteem.

Having sufficient worth; deserving

A personal possession such as jewellery, of relatively great monetary value.

An eminent or distinguished person.

Having value or worth; possessing qualities which are useful and esteemed; precious; costly; as, a valuable horse; valuable land; a valuable cargo.

Having worth, merit, or value.

Worthy; estimable; deserving esteem; as, a valuable friend; a valuable companion.

Admirable or honourable.

A precious possession; a thing of value, especially a small thing, as an article of jewelry; - used mostly in the plural.

Deserving, or having sufficient worth.

Something of value;

Suited; suitable; befitting.

Having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange;

A distinguished or eminent person.

Having worth or merit or value;

(transitive) To render or treat as worthy; exalt; revere; honour; esteem; respect; value; reward; adore.

Of great importance or use or service;

Having worth or excellence; possessing merit; valuable; deserving; estimable; excellent; virtuous.

Having suitable, adapted, or equivalent qualities or value; - usually with of before the thing compared or the object; more rarely, with a following infinitive instead of of, or with that; as, worthy of, equal in excellence, value, or dignity to; entitled to; meriting; - usually in a good sense, but sometimes in a bad one.

Of high station; of high social position.

A man of eminent worth or value; one distinguished for useful and estimable qualities; a person of conspicuous desert; - much used in the plural; as, the worthies of the church; political worthies; military worthies.

To render worthy; to exalt into a hero.

Word is often used humorously

Having worth or merit or value; being honorable or admirable;

Worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse;

Meriting respect or esteem;

Having high moral qualities;

Morally admirable;