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DictionaryEnglish - Myanmar

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merit

/ˈmɛrɪt/

US pronunciation

American sound/ˈmɛrɪt/

merit

Syllables: 2 syllables
Stress: 1st syllable stress
Vowel: Short i vowel
Ending: Clear final sound

me - rit -> merit

Myanmar meaning

(n) ကုသိုလ်

Full entry

merit /'merÇt / n

၁။ [U] ကောင်းမြတ်ခြင်း။ ကောင်းမှု ကုသိုလ်။ ကောင်းကျိုး။ အကျိုး။ အရည်အချင်း။ တော်ခြင်း။ a painter/ painting of real merit ❍ The plan is entirely without merit ❍ The team will be picked solely on merit. ❍ She finished the season high in the order of merit. ❍ She was awarded a certificate of merit for her piano-playing.
၂။ [C often pl ] အရည်အသွေး။ အဆိုးအကောင်း။ The merits of the scheme are quite obvious. ❍ This meal has the merit of simplicity/of being easy to cook. ❍ judge each case on its (own) merits (ie considering its particular nature or features, regardless of general circumstances or one's personal feelings).
v (fml ) ထိုက်သည်။ တန်သည်။ merit praise/punishment/reward ❍ Her suggestion merits consideration.

More examples

I can see very little merit in this approach.
[merit of] : Viktor and Katya were arguing the merits of independence as I sat down.
Attention to detail is one of the great merits of the book.
He’s not a great writer, though his work does have some literary merit.
The argument isn’t without merit.
[be of merit] : Their ideas are of some merit but there are better ways.

Synonyms

value, advantage, good point, pro, worth, plus, plus point, ability, accomplishment, aptitude, arete, asset, be deserving of, be entitled to, be in line for, be worthy, be worthy of, benefit, caliber, call for, capability, credit, desert, deserve, dignity, distinction, earn, excellence, excellency, get one's comeuppance, get one's due, get one's just desserts, get what is coming, good, goodness, have a claim, have a right, have coming, honor, importance, incur, integrity, justify, perfection, quality, rate, redeeming feature, skill, stature, strong point, talent, virtue, warrant, weight, worthiness

Antonyms

back wrong horse, be cleaned out, be defeated, be demoted, be found lacking, be in arrears, be in vain, be ruined, be taken to cleaners, be taken to the cleaners, be vain, become insolvent, being demoted, break down, break one's word, breaking down, close down, close one's doors, closed down, closing down, come to naught, come to nothing, defalcate, demerit, disadvantage, dishonor, disrespect, drop a bundle, evil, fail, fall flat, fall short, fall through, falling short, fault, go astray, go bankrupt, go belly up, go broke, go bust, go down swinging, go downhill, go into Chapter 11, go out of business, go to the wall, go up, go up in smoke, go wrong, going up, hit bottom, hit the skids, ill repute, lose big, lose control, lose out, lose status, meet with disaster, miss the boat, missed the boat, overdraw, overdrawn, play into, run aground, turn out badly, weakness, wickedness, worthlessness

Cross references

value advantage good point pro worth plus plus point ability accomplishment aptitude arete asset be deserving of be entitled to be in line for be worthy be worthy of benefit caliber call for capability credit desert deserve dignity distinction earn excellence

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