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merit

/ˈmɛɹɪt/noun, verb2 syllables

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

Synonyms for merit5

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

deservingness, meritoriousness

noun, as in any admirable quality or attribute

virtue

verb, as in be worthy or deserving

deserve

also used for merit

bear

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Opposites of merit

demerit

What does merit mean?3

noun

1

the quality of being deserving (e.g., deserving assistance)“there were many children whose deservingness he recognized and rewarded”

2

any admirable quality or attribute“work of great merit”

verb

1

be worthy or deserving“You deserve a promotion after all the hard work you have done”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with merit?4

two syllables

parrotcaratferret

three syllables

inherit
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Merit in a sentence

  • Charms strike the sight, but merit wins the soul.Scott
  • To do him justice, he is not without some merits.Dejo
  • There's little merit in asking him for help.unknown
  • I don't know if that's a great merit.AlanF_US
  • I don't know that there's any great merit in that.al_ex_an_der
  • Yanni earned many merit badges when he was in the scouts.Amastan
  • This rare merit even the most fastidious critic must allow.Cangarejo
  • Let's discuss the respective merits of the candidates.orcrist

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of merit

as a noun

plural
merits

as a verb

past tense
merited
present participle
meriting
third-person singular
merits
past participle
merited