Definition of merit

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Merit (n.) Esp. in a good sense: The quality or state of deserving well; worth; excellence.

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Condignity :: Condignity (n.) Merit, acquired by works, which can claim reward on the score of general benevolence..
Jingle :: "Jingle (n.) A correspondence of sound in rhymes, especially when the verse has little merit; hence, the verse itself..
Poorly :: Poorly (adv.) Without skill or merit; as, he performs poorly..
Deserve :: Deserve (v. t.) To earn by service; to be worthy of (something due, either good or evil); to merit; to be entitled to; as, the laborer deserves his wages; a work of value deserves praise..
Gudgeon :: Gudgeon (n.) What may be got without skill or merit.
Deserving :: Deserving (n.) Desert; merit.
Desert :: Desert (n.) That which is deserved; the reward or the punishment justly due; claim to recompense, usually in a good sense; right to reward; merit..
Worthy :: Worthy (n.) Having worth or excellence; possessing merit; valuable; deserving; estimable; excellent; virtuous.
Unworthy :: Unworthy (a.) Not worthy; wanting merit, value, or fitness; undeserving; worthless; unbecoming; -- often with of..
Emeritus :: Emeritus (n.) A veteran who has honorably completed his service.
Demerit :: Demerit (n.) That which one merits or deserves, either of good or ill; desert..
Indignity :: Indignity (n.) Any action toward another which manifests contempt for him; an offense against personal dignity; unmerited contemptuous treatment; contumely; incivility or injury, accompanied with insult..
Demerit :: Demerit (n.) That which deserves blame; ill desert; a fault; a vice; misconduct; -- the opposite of merit.
Merit :: Merit (n.) To reward.
Gratuitous :: Gratuitous (a.) Given without an equivalent or recompense; conferred without valuable consideration; granted without pay, or without claim or merit; not required by justice..
Demerit :: Demerit (v. i.) To deserve praise or blame.
Meritmonger :: Meritmonger (n.) One who depends on merit for salvation.
Stern :: Sterling (a.) Genuine; pure; of excellent quality; conforming to the highest standard; of full value; as, a work of sterling merit; a man of sterling good sense..
Meritot :: Meritot (n.) A play of children, in swinging on ropes, or the like, till they are dizzy..
Immerited :: Immerited (a.) Unmerited.
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