meritoriousness

mer·i·to·ri·ous

M0230500 (mĕr′ĭ-tôr′ē-əs)adj. Deserving reward or praise; having merit.

[Middle English, from Latin meritōrius, earning money, from meritus, past participle of merēre, to earn; see merit.]

mer′i·to′ri·ous·ly adv.mer′i·to′ri·ous·ness n.

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meritoriousness - the quality of being deserving (e.g., deserving assistance); "there were many children whose deservingness he recognized and rewarded"deservingness, meritworthiness - the quality or state of having merit or value

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noun the quality of being deserving (e.g., deserving assistance)

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