Found 2 items, similar to meritoriousness.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: meritoriousness meritoriousness n : the quality of being deserving (e.g., deserving assistance); “there were many children whose deservingness he recognized and rewarded” [syn: deservingness, merit]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Meritoriousness Meritorious \Mer`i*to"ri*ous\, a. [L. meritorius that brings in money.] Possessing merit; deserving of reward or honor; worthy of recompense; valuable. [1913 Webster] And meritorious shall that hand be called, Canonized, and worshiped as a saint. --Shak. [1913 Webster] -- Mer`i*to"ri*ous*ly, adv. -- Mer`i*to"ri*ous*ness, n. [1913 Webster]