important person vs worthy

worthy vs important person

important person and worthy both are nouns.

important person is not an adjective while worthy is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
important person	Yes	No	No	No
worthy	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, worthy is a hyponym of important person; that is, worthy is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than important person:

important person: a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events
worthy: an important, honorable person (word is often used humorously)

Other hyponyms of important person include big cheese, big deal, big enchilada, big fish, big gun, big shot, big wheel, head honcho, celebrity, famous person, behemoth, colossus, giant, heavyweight, titan, elder statesman, eminence grise, Excellency, fixer, influence peddler, heavy hitter, hierarch, high-muck-a-muck, pooh-bah, kingmaker, bigwig, kingpin, top banana, magnifico, figure, name, public figure, nepotist, policy maker, power broker, powerbroker, sacred cow, sirdar, socialite, sun, dignitary, high-up, high muckamuck, panjandrum, very important person, VIP.

important person (noun)	worthy (noun)
a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events	an important, honorable person (word is often used humorously)

important person (adjective)	worthy (adjective)
	having worth or merit or value; being honorable or admirable
	worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse
	having qualities or abilities that merit recognition in some way

Difference between important person and worthy

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