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Showing words for MERITS using the English dictionary

6 Letter Words for Merits

merist, merits, mister, miters, remits, smiter, timers

5 Letter Words for Merits

emirs, emits, ermit, items, iters, meris, merit, metis, mires, miser, miter, mites, mster, mtier, reist, remit, resit, riems, rimes, rites, smite, steri, stime, stire, terms, tiers, timer, times, tires, tries, trims

4 Letter Words for Merits

emir, emit, eris, erst, ires, item, iter, meri, mest, mets, mire, mirs, mist, mite, reim, reit, rems, rest, rets, riem, ries, rime, rims, rise, rist, rite, rits, seir, seit, semi, sert, sier, sime, sire, site, smir, stem, ster, stie, stim, stir, stre, tems, term, tier, ties, time, tire, tres, trie, trim

3 Letter Words for Merits

eir, ems, ers, ert, esm, esr, est, ire, irs, ise, ism, ist, its, mei, mer, mes, met, mir, mis, mit, mri, mrs, mst, mts, rei, rem, res, rie, rim, rit, rms, rte, rti, sei, sem, ser, set, sie, sim, sir, sit, sri, stm, str, tem, ter, tes, tie, tim, tis, tri, trm, trs, tsi

Definitions for Merits

[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] the actual and intrinsic rights and wrongs of an issue, esp in a law case, as distinct from extraneous matters and technicalities
[11] on its merits on the intrinsic qualities or virtues
[12] worth or superior quality; excellence work of great merit
[13] (often plural) a deserving or commendable quality or act judge him on his merits
[14] Christianity spiritual credit granted or received for good works
[15] the fact or state of deserving; desert
[16] an obsolete word for reward
[17] (tr) to be worthy of; deserve he merits promotion

Words related to Merits

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

Words nearby Merits

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

Origin of Merits

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 Merits

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 Merits

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

Synonyms for Merits

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