| NOUN | attribute | merit, virtue | any admirable quality or attribute |
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| attribute | merit, deservingness, meritoriousness | the quality of being deserving (e.g., deserving assistance) | |
| VERB | stative | merit, deserve | be worthy or deserving |
| Sounds | meh'raht | |
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| Rhymes | abbot ... zealot / Zealot: 372 rhymes with aht... | |
| Meaning | Any admirable quality or attribute. | |
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| Example | "work of great merit" | |
| Synonym | virtue | |
| Broader | worth | The quality that renders something desirable or valuable or useful |
| Opposite | demerit, fault | The quality of being inadequate / inadequate or falling ... / falling short of perfection / perfection |
| Catalan | mèrit, virtut | |
| Spanish | mérito, virtud | |
| Meaning | The quality of being deserving (e.g., deserving assistance). | |
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| Synonyms | deservingness, meritoriousness | |
| Broader | worthiness | The quality or state of having merit or value |
| Catalan | mèrit | |
| Spanish | mérito | |
| Adjectives | meritorious | deserving reward or praise |
| Verbs | merit | be worthy or deserving |
| Meaning | Be worthy or deserving. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonym | deserve | |
| Narrower | have it coming | deserve (either good or bad) |
| Broader | be | Have the quality of being |
| Catalan | merèixer | |
| Spanish | merecer | |
| Adjectives | meritable | deserving reward or praise |
| Nouns | merit | the quality of being deserving (e.g., deserving assistance) |