merit as a noun: - 1
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as a verb: - 1
merit
noun
1 merit
Any admirable quality or attribute:
— Work of great merit.
synonym: virtue.
Roget 648:
goodness
etc.
adj.;
excellence,
merit;
virtue
etc.
944;
value,
worth,
price.
super-excellence,
supereminence;
superiority
etc.
33;
perfection
etc.
650;
coup de maitre [Fr.];
masterpiece,
chef d'ouvre [Fr.],
prime,
flower,
cream,
elite,
pick,
A 1,
nonesuch,
nonpareil,
creme de la creme,
flower of the flock,
cock of the roost,
salt of the earth;
champion;
prodigy.
tidbit;
gem,
gem of the first water;
bijou,
precious stone,
jewel,
pearl,
diamond,
ruby,
brilliant,
treasure;
good thing;
rara avis [Lat.],
one in a thousand.
beneficence
etc.
906;
good man
etc.
948.
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Roget 944:
virtue;
virtuousness
etc.
adj.;
morality;
moral rectitude;
integrity
etc.
(probity)
939;
nobleness
etc.
873.
morals;
ethics
etc.
(duty)
926;
cardinal virtues.
merit,
worth,
desert,
excellence,
credit;
self-control
etc.
(resolution)
604;
self-denial
etc.
(temperance)
953.
well-doing;
good actions,
good behavior;
discharge of duty,
fulfillment of duty,
performance of duty;
well-spent life;
innocence
etc.
946.
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Dutch: deugd
2 merit
verb
1 merit
Be worthy or deserving.
synonym: deserve.
Roget 924:
be due
etc.
adj..
to,
be the due
etc.
n..
of;
have right to,
have title to,
have claim to;
be entitled to;
have a claim upon;
belong to
etc.
(property)
780.
deserve,
merit,
be worthy of,
richly deserve.
demand,
claim;
call upon for,
come upon for,
appeal to for;
revendicate†,
reclaim;
exact;
insist on,
insist upon;
challenge;
take one's stand,
make a point of,
require,
lay claim to,
assert,
assume,
arrogate,
make good;
substantiate;
vindicate a claim,
vindicate a right;
fit for,
qualify for;
make out a case.
give a right,
confer a right;
entitle;
authorize
etc.
760;
sanctify,
legalize,
ordain,
prescribe,
allot.
give every one his due
etc.
922;
pay one's dues;
have one's due,
have one's rights.
use a right,
assert,
enforce,
put in force,
lay under contribution.
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Dutch: verdienen
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