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Importance vs Merits - What's the difference?

importance | merits |

As nouns the difference between importance and merits

is that importance is the quality or condition of being important or worthy of note while merits is plural of lang=en.

As a verb merits is

third-person singular of merit.

importance

English

Noun

(-)
  • The quality or condition of being important or worthy of note
  • significance or prominence
  • personal status or standing

    • merits

    English

    Noun

    (head)
  • Intrinsic advantages, as opposed to political or procedural advantages.
    • I was the boss's pet project, but was rejected on the merits .
  • (legal) Substance, distinguished from form or procedure.
    • The merits of the case favored the plaintiffs, but their procedural blunders set them back.

    Derived terms

    * on its merits

    Verb

    (head)
  • (merit)

    • Anagrams

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