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Definitions for Merit

[1] claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
[2] something that deserves or justifies a reward or commendation; a commendable quality, act, etc.: The book's only merit is its sincerity.
[3] merits, the inherent rights and wrongs of a matter, as a lawsuit, unobscured by procedural details, technicalities, personal feelings, etc.: The case will be decided on its merits alone.
[4] Often merits. the state or fact of deserving; desert: to treat people according to their merits.
[5] Roman Catholic Church . worthiness of spiritual reward, acquired by righteous acts made under the influence of grace.
[6] Obsolete . something that is deserved, whether good or bad.
[7] to be worthy of; deserve.
[8] Chiefly Theology . to acquire merit.
[9] based on merit: a merit raise of $25 a week.
[10] worth or superior quality; excellence work of great merit
[11] (often plural) a deserving or commendable quality or act judge him on his merits
[12] Christianity spiritual credit granted or received for good works
[13] the fact or state of deserving; desert
[14] an obsolete word for reward
[15] (tr) to be worthy of; deserve he merits promotion

Words related to Merit

dignity, talent, integrity, value, benefit, excellence, virtue, stature, quality, worthiness, deserve, warrant, justify, arete, caliber, desert, worth, credit, good, asset

Words nearby Merit

merionethshire, merisis, meristem, meristematic, meristic, merit, merit badge, merit pay, merit system, meritocracy, meritocrat

Origin of Merit

1175–1225; Middle English < Latin meritum act worthy of praise (or blame), noun use of neuter of meritus, past participle of merēre to earn

Other words from Merit

mer·it·ed·ly , adverb
mer·it·less , adjective
half-mer·it·ed , adjective
o·ver·mer·it , verb
pre·mer·it , verb (used with object)
self-mer·it , noun
un·mer·it·ed , adjective
un·mer·it·ed·ly , adverb
well-mer·it·ed , adjective

Word origin for Merit

C13: via Old French from Latin meritum reward, desert, from merēre to deserve

Synonyms for Merit

benefit, dignity, excellence, integrity, quality, stature, talent, value, virtue, worthiness, arete, asset, caliber, credit, desert, excellency, good, goodness, honor, perfection, worth, strong point