noun
Meaning 1
The property of being meritorious.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
meritoriousness
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noun
Meaning 2
the quality of being deserving (e.g., deserving assistance)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- there were many children whose deservingness he recognized and rewarded
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: deservingness, merit
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: worthiness
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English meritorious Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English meritoriousness From meritorious + -ness.
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: ansiokkuus — property