What does meritorious mean?

meritorious means "deserving reward or praise".

How many syllables are in meritorious?

meritorious has 5 syllables: mer-i-to-ri-ous. The stress falls on "to". In IPA it is /ˌmɛɹəˈtɔɹiəs/.

What is another word for meritorious?

Close synonyms include meritable. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is meritorious a common word?

meritorious is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with meritorious?

2 words rhyme with meritorious. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

Meritorious — meaning and pronunciation

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
deserving reward or praise
“a lifetime of meritorious service”
“meritorious conduct”
Synonymsmeritable
Similarworthy

Questions about meritorious

What does meritorious mean?: meritorious means "deserving reward or praise".
How many syllables are in meritorious?: meritorious has 5 syllables: mer-i-to-ri-ous. The stress falls on "to". In IPA it is /ˌmɛɹəˈtɔɹiəs/.
What is another word for meritorious?: Close synonyms include meritable. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

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