Posted by webster on March 01, 2004 at 16:29:41:
In Reply to: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Thoughts on raw brass posted by mjg on March 01, 2004 at 15:44:55:
Main Entry: val�ue
Pronunciation: 'val-(")y�
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin valuta, from feminine of valutus, past participle of Latin valEre to be worth, be strong -- more at WIELD
1 : a fair return or equivalent in goods, services, or money for something exchanged
2 : the monetary worth of something : marketable price
3 : relative worth, utility, or importance
4 a : a numerical quantity that is assigned or is determined by calculation or measurement
5 : the relative duration of a musical note
6 a : relative lightness or darkness of a color : LUMINOSITY b : the relation of one part in a picture to another with respect to lightness and darkness
7 : something (as a principle or quality) intrinsically valuable or desirable
8 : DENOMINATION 2
- val�ue�less /-(")y�-l&s, -y&-/ adjective
- val�ue�less�ness noun