merit

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

I - noun

1. any admirable quality or attribute (Freq. 5)
- work of great merit
• Syn:
virtue
• Ant:
demerit
• Hypernyms:
worth
2. the quality of being deserving (e.g., deserving assistance) (Freq. 3)
- there were many children whose deservingness he recognized and rewarded
• Syn:
deservingness, meritoriousness
• Derivationally related forms:
meritorious (for: meritoriousness), meritorious, deserving (for: deservingness)
• Hypernyms:
worthiness

II - verb

be worthy or deserving (Freq. 6)
- You deserve a promotion after all the hard work you have done
• Syn:
deserve
• Derivationally related forms:
meritable
• Hypernyms:
be
• Hyponyms:
have it coming
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  deservingness, meritoriousness, virtue, deserve
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  demerit, fault