MERIT
What does "MERIT" mean?
The quality of being good or worthy, deserving of reward or praise.
Meanings
- Worthiness or excellence that deserves reward, praise, or recognition. She was promoted on merit, not connections.
- A good feature or point in someone or something; a strength. The plan has its merits, but it is expensive.
- To deserve or be worthy of something. The case merits a closer look.
- The substantive rights and wrongs of a legal case, apart from procedure. The court dismissed the suit on its merits. technical
Did you know?
- Michael Young coined 'meritocracy' in his 1958 dystopian satire as a warning about a cold, ranked society - and he later complained that politicians had adopted the word as a goal, missing his point entirely.
Word origin
From Latin 'meritum' (a thing earned, deserved reward), the neuter past participle of 'merere' (to earn, deserve), via Old French 'merite'.
Remember it
MERIT ends in 'it', and you MERIT a reward only when you have truly earned IT.
A little poem
No name was on the ledger, just the work-
and the work, when weighed,
spoke louder than the name would have.
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What it teaches
Merit is the case your work makes for you when you are not in the room.
Quick facts
What does MERIT mean?
The quality of being good or worthy, deserving of reward or praise.
Is MERIT a valid word?
Yes — MERIT is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is MERIT?
MERIT has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does MERIT come from?
From Latin 'meritum' (a thing earned, deserved reward), the neuter past participle of 'merere' (to earn, deserve), via Old French 'merite'.
What can MERIT teach us?
Merit is the case your work makes for you when you are not in the room.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.