deservingness (n)
merit#2 (n)
meritoriousness (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 07
def the quality of being deserving (e.g., deserving assistance)
examples there were many children whose deservingness he recognized and rewarded
Outgoing links
Hypernym worthiness
Derivationally related form meritoriousness → meritorious
Derivationally related form merit → meritorious
Derivationally related form merit → merit
Derivationally related form deservingness → deserving
Incoming links
Derivationally related form deserving → deservingness
Derivationally related form meritorious → merit
Derivationally related form meritorious → meritoriousness
Hyponym worthiness
Derivationally related form merit → merit

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