MERIT as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the quality of being deserving (e.g., deserving assistance)
   Synonym(s)
   • deservingness (what does deservingness mean?)
   • meritoriousness (what does meritoriousness mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • there were many children whose deservingness he recognized and rewarded
   Hypernyms(s) merit is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • worthiness (what does worthiness mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • deserve (what does deserve mean?)
   • merit (what does merit mean?)
2. Meaning
   • any admirable quality or attribute
   Synonym(s)
   • virtue (what does virtue mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • work of great merit
   Hypernyms(s) merit is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • worth (what does worth mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • demerit (what does demerit mean?)
   • fault (what does fault mean?)

MERIT as VERB

1. Meaning
   • be worthy or deserving
   Synonym(s)
   • deserve (what does deserve mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • You deserve a promotion after all the hard work you have done
   Hypernyms(s) merit is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • be (what does be mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • have it coming (what does have it coming mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • deservingness (what does deservingness mean?)
   • merit (what does merit mean?)
   • meritoriousness (what does meritoriousness mean?)