meritoriousness, n.
(meritoriousnesses)
(meritoriousnesses)
the quality of being deserving (e.g., deserving assistance)
<noun.attribute> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3
deservingness merit meritoriousness
sample sentences
"there were many children whose deservingness he recognized and rewarded"
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