merit — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, exceptional, great, outstanding ▪ actual, real, true ▪ a lawsuit that lacked any real merit … Collocations dictionary
merit — mer|it1 [ˈmerıt] n [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: merite, from Latin meritum, from merere to deserve, earn ] 1.) an advantage or good feature of something merit of ▪ The film has the merit of being short. ▪ The merit of the report is its … Dictionary of contemporary English
merit — 01. She has some interesting ideas that I think [merit] consideration. 02. Skaters in the competition are judged on a number of factors, including difficulty of program, and artistic [merit]. 03. No one [merits] the kind of treatment she receives … Grammatical examples in English
merit — 1 noun 1 (countable usually plural) one of the good features of something such as a plan or system: The committee will look at the relative merits of the two proposals. opposite demerit (1) 2 (U) formal a good quality that makes something deserve … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Artistic license — For the free software license, see Artistic License. Artistic licence (also known as dramatic license, historical license, poetic license, narrative license, licentia poetica, or simply license) is a colloquial term, sometimes euphemism, used to… … Wikipedia
merit — [[t]me̱rɪt[/t]] merits, meriting, merited 1) N UNCOUNT: usu with supp If something has merit, it has good or worthwhile qualities. The argument seemed to have considerable merit... Box office success mattered more than artistic merit... Your… … English dictionary
artistic — ar|tis|tic [a:ˈtıstık US a:r ] adj 1.) relating to art or culture ▪ artistic work ▪ Opinion about the artistic merit of his paintings has been mixed. 2.) good at painting, drawing, or producing beautiful things ▪ John is very artistic. 3.) an… … Dictionary of contemporary English
artistic — adjective 1 connected with art or culture: I m not sure about the artistic merit of much of Dali s work. 2 showing skill or imagination in any of the arts: What a beautiful picture, I never realized you were so artistic. 3 an artistic arrangement … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
artistic — adj. Artistic is used with these nouns: ↑ability, ↑achievement, ↑ambition, ↑aspiration, ↑bent, ↑circle, ↑collaboration, ↑convention, ↑creativity, ↑development, ↑director, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
Order of Merit — This article is about the Commonwealth realms order. For similarly named orders, see Order of Merit (disambiguation). Order of Merit Insignia of the Order of Merit presented to Dorothy Hodgkin, displayed in the Royal Society in London … Wikipedia
