Spanish Conversation · Level 48
74 words
Spanish word
valía
Pronunciation
IPA/baˈlia/
Meaning
- feminine nounworth
Example
Esa idea tiene mucha valía.
That idea has great worth.
More examples
Logró hacer valer su valía en la reunión.
He managed to assert his value at the meeting.
Core concept
Measure of merit or usefulness of a person or thing.
Common phrases
hacer valer valía
assert one's value
tener valía
be valuable
Similar words
valor: Worth or importance that people assign to a thing or action.
precio: Monetary amount charged or paid for a good or service.
utilidad: Practical usefulness of something for achieving a specific purpose.
mérito: Good quality in an action or result that merits praise.
Definition in Spanish
Indica el valor, el mérito o la utilidad de algo o de una persona.
Word origin
From Latin valēre 'to be strong, to be worth' plus the Spanish suffix -ía, forming an abstract noun for the value or merit of someone or something.
Usage tips
- The written form 'valía' is identical to the imperfect of valer, so context decides whether it is the noun 'worth' or the verb 'was worth', and the accent marks the stressed syllable.
Other meanings
- abilitynoun
Opposites
- irrelevanciairrelevancenoun
- insignificanciainsignificancenoun
Related words
- valorarappraiseverb
- valoraciónevaluationnoun