DESERVINGNESS

deservingness, merit, meritoriousness

(noun) the quality of being deserving (e.g., deserving assistance); “there were many children whose deservingness he recognized and rewarded”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

deservingness (uncountable)

The state or quality of being deserving.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

21 April 2025

ENCYCLOPEDIA

(noun) a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty


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Coffee Trivia

Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.

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