MeritWordNet Explorer

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noun

the quality of being deserving (e.g., deserving assistance)

noun

the quality or state of having merit or value

noun

(usually plural) a person's deservingness of or entitlement to reward or punishment

noun

any admirable quality or attribute

Words in this synset: merit, virtue

noun

the quality that renders something desirable or valuable or useful

verb

be worthy or deserving

Words in this synset: deserve, merit

verb

have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)

verb

deserve (either good or bad)