Term: deservingness: the quality of being deserving (e.g., deserving assistance)
Broader: worthiness: the quality or state of having merit or value | Unrelated: contraction: the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope
Broader: worthiness: the quality or state of having merit or value | Unrelated: columbiformes: sand grouse; pigeons; doves; extinct dodos and solitaires
Broader: worthiness: the quality or state of having merit or value | Unrelated: takeout: (bridge) a bid that asks your partner to bid another suit
Broader: worthiness: the quality or state of having merit or value | Unrelated: quick: any area of the body that is highly sensitive to pain (as the flesh underneath the skin or a fingernail or toenail)
Broader: worthiness: the quality or state of having merit or value | Unrelated: origin: properties attributable to your ancestry
Broader: worthiness: the quality or state of having merit or value | Unrelated: pigtail: a plait of braided hair
Broader: worthiness: the quality or state of having merit or value | Unrelated: gesture: motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
Broader: worthiness: the quality or state of having merit or value | Unrelated: animal fancier: a person who breeds animals
Broader: worthiness: the quality or state of having merit or value | Unrelated: mombin: common tropical American shrub or small tree with purplish fruit
Broader: worthiness: the quality or state of having merit or value | Unrelated: drug of abuse: a drug that is taken for nonmedicinal reasons (usually for mind-altering effects); drug abuse can lead to physical and mental damage and (with some substances) dependence and addiction