Vrijednostni

Vrijednostni is an adjective used in Croatian, Bosnian and Serbian to denote relation to values or valuation. It is derived from the noun vrijednost (value) with the adjectival suffix -ni, and is used to describe things that pertain to values, norms or evaluative judgments. The form is common in formal and academic language.

In philosophy and the social sciences, vrijednostni describes evaluative or normative aspects, as opposed to strictly descriptive statements. It is employed when distinguishing between what is, and what ought to be, or what is valued by a culture or community. The term is also used in ethics, aesthetics, and cultural studies to mark statements or analyses that carry value judgments.

Common phrases include vrijednostni sud (value judgment), vrijednostni kriteriji (value-based criteria), vrijednostni sustav (system of values) and vrijednostna prosudba (value assessment). While vrijednostni is the standard form, some dialects or registers may prefer related variants such as vrijednosni in certain contexts.

Notes on usage: vrijednostni signals normative weighting or evaluative content and is often contrasted with descriptive or factual terms. It is typically found in scholarly writing, policy analysis and discussions of ethics, culture and social values. As with other value-related terms, precise nuance depends on context and the specific field of study.

See also: vrijednost, value judgment, value system.