Definition as Noun

• the quality of being deserving (e.g., deserving assistance)
• any admirable quality or attribute

Definition as Noun

• a particular moral excellence
• morality with respect to sexual relations
• any admirable quality or attribute
• the quality of doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong

Definition as Verb

• be worthy or deserving

Definition as Verb

• deservingness, meritoriousness

• virtue

• deserve

• chastity, sexual morality

• merit

• virtuousness, moral excellence

• "there were many children whose deservingness he recognized and rewarded"

• "work of great merit"

• "You deserve a promotion after all the hard work you have done"

• "work of great merit"

• Merit vs deservingness
• Merit vs meritoriousness
• Merit vs virtue
• Merit vs deserve
• Merit vs chastity
• Merit vs sexual morality
• Merit vs merit
• Merit vs virtuousness
• Merit vs moral excellence

• Virtue vs deservingness
• Virtue vs meritoriousness
• Virtue vs virtue
• Virtue vs deserve
• Virtue vs chastity
• Virtue vs sexual morality
• Virtue vs merit
• Virtue vs virtuousness
• Virtue vs moral excellence