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value vs mess of pottage

mess of pottage vs value

value and mess of pottage both are nouns.

value is a verb but mess of pottage is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
value Yes No Yes No
mess of pottage Yes No No No
As nouns, mess of pottage is a hyponym of value; that is, mess of pottage is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than value:
  • value: the amount (of money or goods or services) that is considered to be a fair equivalent for something else
  • mess of pottage: anything of trivial value
Other hyponyms of value include premium.
value (noun) mess of pottage (noun)
the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable anything of trivial value
relative darkness or lightness of a color
a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed
an ideal accepted by some individual or group
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
value (verb) mess of pottage (verb)
evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of
regard highly; think much of
estimate the value of
fix or determine the value of; assign a value to
hold dear
Difference between value and mess of pottage

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