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- [bet-er-muh nt]
- /ˈbɛt ər mənt/
- /ˈbet.ə.mənt/
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- [bet-er-muh nt]
- /ˈbɛt ər mənt/
Definitions of betterment word
- uncountable noun betterment The betterment of something is the act or process of improving its standard or status. 3
- noun betterment a change for the better; improvement 3
- noun betterment an improvement effected on real property that enhances the value of the property 3
- noun betterment a making or being made better; improvement 3
- noun betterment an improvement that increases the value of property and is more extensive than mere repairs 3
- noun betterment the act or process of bettering; improvement. 1
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Origin of betterment
First appearance:
before 1590 One of the 37% oldest English words
First recorded in 1590-1600; better1 + -ment
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Betterment
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
betterment popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
betterment usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for betterment
noun betterment
- prosperity — a successful, flourishing, or thriving condition, especially in financial respects; good fortune.
- mastery — command or grasp, as of a subject: a mastery of Italian.
- advancement — Advancement is progress in your job or in your social position.
- melioration — Historical Linguistics. semantic change in a word to a more approved or more respectable meaning. Compare pejoration (def 2).
- amelioration — the act or an instance of ameliorating or the state of being ameliorated
Antonyms for betterment
noun betterment
- deterioration — the act or process of deteriorating.
- impairment — the state of being diminished, weakened, or damaged, especially mentally or physically: cognitive impairment in older adults.
- failure — an act or instance of failing or proving unsuccessful; lack of success: His effort ended in failure. The campaign was a failure.
- decline — If something declines, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or strength.
- retreat — the forced or strategic withdrawal of an army or an armed force before an enemy, or the withdrawing of a naval force from action.
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