Merit and Utility

Merit

Merit noun - A quality that gives something special worth.

Utility and merit are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Utility" instead a noun "Merit".

Nearby Words: merited, meriting

Utility

Utility noun - The capacity for being useful for some purpose.

Merit and utility are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Merit" instead a noun "Utility".

How words are described

pure pure merit pure utility
common common merit common utility
true true merit true utility
genuine genuine merit genuine utility
Other adjectives: single, sheer, dubious, questionable, obvious, actual, real, great, huge, little, useful, sole, general, possible, limited, overall.
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