meritoriousness vs deservingness

meritoriousness and deservingness both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
meritoriousness	Yes	No	No	No
deservingness	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, meritoriousness and deservingness are synonyms defined as:

meritoriousness and deservingness: the quality of being deserving (e.g., deserving assistance)

Other synonyms of meritoriousness include merit.

meritoriousness (noun)	deservingness (noun)
the quality of being deserving (e.g., deserving assistance)	the quality of being deserving (e.g., deserving assistance)