merit
English Thesaurus
1. the quality of being deserving (e.g., deserving assistance) (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | worthiness, |
| definition | : | the quality or state of having merit or value (noun.attribute) |
2. any admirable quality or attribute (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | worth, |
| definition | : | the quality that renders something desirable or valuable or useful (noun.attribute) |
3. be worthy or deserving (verb.stative)
| hypernym | : | be, |
| definition | : | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun) (verb.stative) |
| hyponym | : | have it coming, |
| definition | : | deserve (either good or bad) (verb.stative) |
4. the quality of being deserving (e.g., deserving assistance) (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | meritable, meritorious, |
| definition | : | deserving reward or praise (adj.all) |
5. any admirable quality or attribute (noun.attribute)
6. be worthy or deserving (verb.stative)
| derivation | : | deservingness, merit, meritoriousness, |
| definition | : | the quality of being deserving (e.g., deserving assistance) (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | meritable, meritorious, |
| definition | : | deserving reward or praise (adj.all) |
7. the quality of being deserving (e.g., deserving assistance) (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | meritable, meritorious, |
| definition | : | deserving reward or praise (adj.all) |
8. any admirable quality or attribute (noun.attribute)
9. be worthy or deserving (verb.stative)
| derivation | : | deservingness, merit, meritoriousness, |
| definition | : | the quality of being deserving (e.g., deserving assistance) (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | meritable, meritorious, |
| definition | : | deserving reward or praise (adj.all) |
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