Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

meritoriousness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mer-i-to-ri-ous-ness
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
6
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The property of being meritorious.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English meritorious Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English meritoriousness From meritorious + -ness.

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Questions

What does meritoriousness mean?
The property of being meritorious.
Where does meritoriousness come from?
Etymology tree English meritorious Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English meritoriousness From meritorious + -ness.

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