What (who) is deserving - definition
CONDITION OF BEING DESERVING OF SOMETHING, WHETHER GOOD OR BAD
Just deserts; Moral dessert; Moral desert; Deserving; Deserve; Deserved; Dessert (philosophy)
deserving
1.
If you describe a person, organization, or cause as deserving, you mean that you think they should be helped.
The money saved could be used for more deserving causes.
= worthy
ADJ
2.
If someone is deserving of something, they have qualities or achievements which make it right that they should receive it. (FORMAL)
...artists deserving of public subsidy.
ADJ: v-link ADJ of n
Deserving
·noun Desert; merit.
II. Deserving ·adj Meritorious; worthy; as, a deserving person or act.
III. Deserving ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Deserve.
deserving
¦ adjective worthy of favourable treatment or assistance.
Derivatives
deservingly adverb
deservingness noun
Wikipedia
Desert (philosophy)
Desert () in philosophy is the condition of being deserving of something, whether good or bad. It is sometimes called moral desert to clarify the intended usage and distinguish it from the dry desert biome. It is a concept often associated with justice: that good deeds should be rewarded and evil deeds punished.
Pronunciation examples for deserving
1. I'm not deserving of.
Gemma Munro _ Talks at Google
2. who are deserving of success.
Seconds _ Bryan Lee O'Malley _ Talks at Google
3. when I was not deserving.
The Game Changers _ Ellen Hill Zeringue, Molly Wurdack-Folt, Marcia Turner _ Talks at Google
4. And I guess it's deserving.
Dubner _ Talks at Google
5. the deserving states, but even beyond.
Dr. Ramanathan Venkata Ramani _ World Class Eye Care _ Talks at Google
Examples of use of deserving
1. Opportunity for the deserving, not the destitute!
2. Still, every year they have to turn down deserving requests.
3. It could not happen to a more deserving institution.
4. Could not have happened to a more deserving couple.
5. They are people who think themselves deserving of a title.