At the meeting I pointed out the plan's merit.
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Merit
//ˈmɛɹɪt//
Synonyms for "merit" (116 found)
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Closest matches (24)
Strong matches (34)
Related words (58)
healthinesshelpfulnesshigh orderhigh rankimportimportanceinterestjust desertsjustifykindnesslumpmarkmaterialitymeedmeritsmomentnicenessnoteparamountcyperfection
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pleasantnessprecedencepreeminenceprimacypriorityprofitablenessqualityraterecompenserepayrequiterewardrewardingnessrightrightsself-importancesignificanceskillfulnesssoundnessstaturestatusstressstrong pointsuperioritysupremacyusefulnessvalidityvirtuevirtuousnesswarrantweightwholenesswinningsworthiness
Noun(4 words)
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More general
11 entriesAntonyms
3 entriesSynonyms
4 entriesRelated terms
5 entriesderived
35 entriesShowing 16 of 35 words.
has property
1 entriesis a
2 entriesrelated to
36 entriesShowing 16 of 36 words.
Translations
107 translations across 46 languages.
Arabic
3 entries- جَدَارَة noun (claim to commendation or a reward)
- استحق verb (to deserve, earn — see also deserve, earn)
- اِسْتاهَل verb (to deserve, earn — see also deserve, earn)
Bulgarian
3 entries- заслуга noun (claim to commendation or a reward)
- качество noun (something deserving or worthy of positive recognition or reward)
- заслужавам verb (to be deserving or worthy)
Burmese
2 entries- ကုသိုလ် noun ((Buddhism, Jainism) sum of all the good deeds that a person does)
- ပုည noun ((Buddhism, Jainism) sum of all the good deeds that a person does)
Catalan
4 entries- mèrit noun (claim to commendation or a reward)
- mèrit noun (something deserving or worthy of positive recognition or reward)
- merèixer verb (to deserve, earn — see also deserve, earn)
- merèixer verb (to be deserving or worthy)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 功勞 /功劳 noun (claim to commendation or a reward)
- 功績 /功绩 noun (claim to commendation or a reward)
- 福德 noun ((Buddhism, Jainism) sum of all the good deeds that a person does)
Czech
1 entries- zásluha noun (something deserving or worthy of positive recognition or reward)
Danish
1 entries- fordel noun (claim to commendation or a reward)
Dutch
2 entries- verdienste noun (claim to commendation or a reward)
- verdienste noun (something deserving or worthy of positive recognition or reward)
Esperanto
2 entries- merito noun (something deserving or worthy of positive recognition or reward)
- meriti verb (to deserve, earn — see also deserve, earn)
Finnish
4 entries- ansio noun (claim to commendation or a reward)
- ansio noun (something deserving or worthy of positive recognition or reward)
- hyvä työ noun (something deserving or worthy of positive recognition or reward)
- saavutus noun (something deserving or worthy of positive recognition or reward)
French
3 entries- mérite noun (claim to commendation or a reward)
- mérite noun (something deserving or worthy of positive recognition or reward)
- mériter verb (to deserve, earn — see also deserve, earn)
Friulian
2 entries- mert noun (claim to commendation or a reward)
- mertâ verb (to deserve, earn — see also deserve, earn)
Georgian
1 entries- დამსახურება noun (claim to commendation or a reward)
German
1 entries- Verdienst noun (claim to commendation or a reward)
Hindi
4 entries- क़द्र noun (claim to commendation or a reward)
- क़द्र noun (something deserving or worthy of positive recognition or reward)
- गुण noun (something deserving or worthy of positive recognition or reward)
- पुण्य noun ((Buddhism, Jainism) sum of all the good deeds that a person does)
Italian
4 entries- merito noun (claim to commendation or a reward)
- merito noun (something deserving or worthy of positive recognition or reward)
- merto noun (something deserving or worthy of positive recognition or reward)
- meritare verb (to deserve, earn — see also deserve, earn)
Japanese
1 entries- 価値 noun (claim to commendation or a reward)
Khmer
1 entries- បុណ្យ noun ((Buddhism, Jainism) sum of all the good deeds that a person does)
Korean
2 entries- 공덕 noun ((Buddhism, Jainism) sum of all the good deeds that a person does)
- 장점 noun (claim to commendation or a reward)
Ladin
2 entries- merit noun (claim to commendation or a reward)
- merit noun (something deserving or worthy of positive recognition or reward)
Lao
1 entries- ບຸນ noun ((Buddhism, Jainism) sum of all the good deeds that a person does)
Latin
2 entries- meritum noun (claim to commendation or a reward)
- ēmereō verb (to deserve, earn — see also deserve, earn)
Lü
1 entries- ᦢᦳᧃ noun ((Buddhism, Jainism) sum of all the good deeds that a person does)
Macedonian
4 entries- вре́дност noun (something deserving or worthy of positive recognition or reward)
- за́слуга noun (claim to commendation or a reward)
- за́слуга noun (something deserving or worthy of positive recognition or reward)
- за́служи verb (to deserve, earn — see also deserve, earn)
Malayalam
4 entries- അർഹത noun (claim to commendation or a reward)
- ഗുണം noun (something deserving or worthy of positive recognition or reward)
- യോഗ്യത noun (claim to commendation or a reward)
- അർഹിക്കുക verb (to deserve, earn — see also deserve, earn)
Middle French
1 entries- meriter verb (to deserve, earn — see also deserve, earn)
Mongolian
1 entries- буян noun ((Buddhism, Jainism) sum of all the good deeds that a person does)
Norman
1 entries- méthiter verb (to deserve, earn — see also deserve, earn)
Old French
1 entries- meriter verb (to deserve, earn — see also deserve, earn)
Pali
1 entries- puñña noun ((Buddhism, Jainism) sum of all the good deeds that a person does)
Polish
2 entries- zaleta noun (claim to commendation or a reward)
- zasługa noun (something deserving or worthy of positive recognition or reward)
Portuguese
2 entries- mérito noun (claim to commendation or a reward)
- mérito noun (something deserving or worthy of positive recognition or reward)
Romanian
1 entries- merit noun (claim to commendation or a reward)
Russian
4 entries- достоинство noun (claim to commendation or a reward)
- заслу́га noun (claim to commendation or a reward)
- заслуга noun (something deserving or worthy of positive recognition or reward)
- пу́нья noun ((Buddhism, Jainism) sum of all the good deeds that a person does)
Sanskrit
4 entries- गुण noun (something deserving or worthy of positive recognition or reward)
- पुण्य noun ((Buddhism, Jainism) sum of all the good deeds that a person does)
- अर्हति verb (to deserve, earn — see also deserve, earn)
- अर्हति verb (to be deserving or worthy)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- oznaka kvalitete noun (mark or token of approbation or to recognize excellence)
- zasluga noun (claim to commendation or a reward)
- zasluga noun (something deserving or worthy of positive recognition or reward)
- zaslužiti verb (to deserve, earn — see also deserve, earn)
Sicilian
2 entries- mèritu noun (claim to commendation or a reward)
- mèrutu noun (claim to commendation or a reward)
Slovene
3 entries- odlika noun (claim to commendation or a reward)
- vrednost noun (something deserving or worthy of positive recognition or reward)
- zasluga noun (something deserving or worthy of positive recognition or reward)
Spanish
4 entries- merecimiento noun (something deserving or worthy of positive recognition or reward)
- mérito noun (claim to commendation or a reward)
- mérito noun (something deserving or worthy of positive recognition or reward)
- ameritar verb (to deserve, earn — see also deserve, earn)
Swedish
2 entries- förtjänst noun (claim to commendation or a reward)
- förtjänst noun (something deserving or worthy of positive recognition or reward)
Telugu
1 entries- పుణ్యము noun ((Buddhism, Jainism) sum of all the good deeds that a person does)
Thai
1 entries- บุญ noun ((Buddhism, Jainism) sum of all the good deeds that a person does)
Tibetan
1 entries- བསོད་ནམས noun ((Buddhism, Jainism) sum of all the good deeds that a person does)
Turkish
2 entries- liyakat noun (claim to commendation or a reward)
- liyakat noun (something deserving or worthy of positive recognition or reward)
Ukrainian
1 entries- заслу́га noun (something deserving or worthy of positive recognition or reward)
Venetan
2 entries- meritar verb (to deserve, earn — see also deserve, earn)
- meritar verb (to be deserving or worthy)
Sample sentences
33 total sentences available.
Investing money in your home has some merit; when it is time to sell it you can get more money.
Source: tatoeba (24201)
There is little merit in this plan.
Source: tatoeba (59542)
Naivete is his only merit.
Source: tatoeba (278971)
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