Definition of merit

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Merit (n.) To reward.

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Desertful :: Desertful (a.) Meritorious.
Premerit :: Premerit (v. t.) To merit or deserve beforehand.
Deserving :: Deserving (a.) Meritorious; worthy; as, a deserving person or act..
Criticise :: Criticise (v. t.) To express one's views as to the merit or demerit of; esp., to animadvert upon; to find fault with; as, to criticise conduct..
Merithallus :: Merithallus (n.) Same as Internode.
Demerit :: Demerit (n.) That which deserves blame; ill desert; a fault; a vice; misconduct; -- the opposite of merit.
Unworthy :: Unworthy (a.) Not worthy; wanting merit, value, or fitness; undeserving; worthless; unbecoming; -- often with of..
Medalist :: Medalist (n.) One who has gained a medal as the reward of merit.
Worth :: Worth (a.) Value in respect of moral or personal qualities; excellence; virtue; eminence; desert; merit; usefulness; as, a man or magistrate of great worth..
Reviewer :: Reviewer (n.) One who reviews or reexamines; an inspector; one who examines publications critically, and publishes his opinion upon their merits; a professional critic of books..
Jury :: "Jury (a.) A committee for determining relative merit or awarding prizes at an exhibition or competition; as, the art jury gave him the first prize..
Appreciation :: Appreciation (n.) A just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence..
Immerited :: Immerited (a.) Unmerited.
Condignity :: Condignity (n.) Merit, acquired by works, which can claim reward on the score of general benevolence..
Detur :: Detur (n.) A present of books given to a meritorious undergraduate student as a prize.
Esteem :: Esteem (v. t.) Estimation; opinion of merit or value; hence, valuation; reckoning; price..
Demerit :: Demerit (n.) The state of one who deserves ill.
Emerited :: Emerited (a.) Considered as having done sufficient public service, and therefore honorably discharged..
Intrinsic :: Intrinsic (a.) Inward; internal; hence, true; genuine; real; essential; inherent; not merely apparent or accidental; -- opposed to extrinsic; as, the intrinsic value of gold or silver; the intrinsic merit of an action; the intrinsic worth or goodness of a person..
Judge :: "Judge (v. i.) One who has skill, knowledge, or experience, sufficient to decide on the merits of a question, or on the quality or value of anything; one who discerns properties or relations with skill and readiness; a connoisseur; an expert; a critic..
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