deserving
adjective
qualified for or having a claim to reward, assistance, etc., because of one's actions, qualities, or situation.
deservingness
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a word derived from
deserving.
Example Sentences
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The payments also come with no strings attached — no requirements to document work hours or assets, or sit through humiliating interviews to plead deservingness.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 12, 2021
It has also been co-opted into a badge of honor—a synonym for hard work, effort, even deservingness.
From Slate ● Apr. 17, 2019
“Part of our narrative around deservingness is linked to assumptions and beliefs about morality,” says Celeste Watkins-Hayes, professor of sociology and African American studies at Northwestern University.
From The Guardian ● May 31, 2018
Economic insecurity is intertwined with their sense of deservingness, which is a very cultural notion.
From Slate ● Aug. 1, 2017
It was the way he spoke, the way he looked, his general patheticness, his very helplessness, and deservingness.
From Humorous Ghost Stories by Dorothy Scarborough
