Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: merit
IPA transcription: [m'ɛɹət]
Pronunciations of merit
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: merit, virtue
    Meaning: any admirable quality or attribute; "work of great merit"
  • Synonyms: deservingness, merit, meritoriousness
    Meaning: the quality of being deserving (e.g., deserving assistance); "there were many children whose deservingness he recognized and rewarded"
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: deserve, merit
    Meaning: be worthy or deserving; "You deserve a promotion after all the hard work you have done"
Usage examples
  • This theory has at least the merit of originality.
  • The merit of every poetic work depends on three things:
  • The merit of that scheme must be shared between Henry Cole and Prince Albert.
  • Never, in his future life of noble merit, would he be able to annex a caravan.
  • There will be very little merit in making a good wife to such a man as Mr. Weston."
  • This charity will have no small weight in the balance of Him Who weighs merit so exactly.
  • Hence it follows that it is by the will alone that we can in reality acquire merit or commit sin.
  • The perpetuity by generation is common to beasts; but memory, merit, and noble works, are proper to men.
  • So much for the quantity; the quality strikes me as of singular merit for a girl of thirteen or fourteen.
  • He then show'd me his piece for my opinion, and I much approv'd it, as it appear'd to me to have great merit.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Order of Canada, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Hillary Clinton, License CC BY-SA 4.0