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Meaning of "betterness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BETTERNESS

betterness  [ˈbɛtənəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BETTERNESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Betterness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BETTERNESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of betterness in the English dictionary

The definition of betterness in the dictionary is the quality of being superior. Other definition of betterness is the fineness of precious metals.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BETTERNESS


asynchronous
æˈsɪŋkrənəs
autochthonous
ɔːˈtɒkθənəs
cavernous
ˈkævənəs
collagenous
kəˈlædʒənəs
electrotonus
ɪlɛkˈtrɒtənəs
Eridanus
ɛˈrɪdənəs
glutenous
ˈɡluːtənəs
gluttonous
ˈɡlʌtənəs
homotonous
hɒˈmɒtənəs
monotonous
məˈnɒtənəs
neotenous
nɪˈɒtənəs
phototonus
fəʊˈtɒtənəs
poisonous
ˈpɔɪzənəs
pseudomonas
sjuːˈdɒmənəs
ravenous
ˈrævənəs
sinisterness
ˈsɪnɪstənəs
synchronous
ˈsɪŋkrənəs
tetanus
ˈtɛtənəs
titanous
ˈtaɪtənəs
treasonous
ˈtriːzənəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BETTERNESS

betrothed
betta
betted
better
better half
better off
betterment
betterment tax
bettermost
Betti
betting
betting man
betting news
betting office
betting shop
betting slip
betting tax
bettong
bettor
betty

WORDS THAT END LIKE BETTERNESS

Barrow-in-Furness
bitterness
business
clearness
cleverness
dearness
eagerness
fairness
Furness
governess
harness
in the wilderness
Inverness
nearness
otherness
sourness
tenderness
the Wilderness
togetherness
unfairness
wilderness

Synonyms and antonyms of betterness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «betterness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BETTERNESS

Find out the translation of betterness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of betterness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «betterness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

betterness
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mejor condición
570 millions of speakers

English

betterness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

betterness
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

betterness
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

betterness
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

betterness
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

betterness
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Betterness
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Keberanian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Better
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

betterness
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

betterness
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Betterness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

betterness
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

betterness
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दुराचरण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

betterness
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

betterness
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

lepszości
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

betterness
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

betterness
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

betterness
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

betterness
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

betterness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

betterness
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of betterness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BETTERNESS»

The term «betterness» is normally little used and occupies the 128.826 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BETTERNESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «betterness» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «betterness» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about betterness

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BETTERNESS»

Discover the use of betterness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to betterness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Betterness: Economics for Humans
Betterness: Economics for Humans is a powerful call to arms for a post-capitalist economy.
Umair Haque, 2013
2
Ethics Out of Economics
is actually fully reducible to betterness; there is nothing more to goodness than betterness. I think economists are right to think in comparative terms, and they miss nothing by doing so. I think some philosophers have occasionally found ...
John Broome, 1999
3
Reasoning about Preference Dynamics
Definition 5.2 (epistemic betterness model) An epistemic betterness model is a tuple M = (S,∼,≤, V), with S a set of possible worlds, ∼ the usual equivalence relation of epistemic accessibility, ≤ is a reflexive and transitive betterness relation ...
Fenrong Liu, 2011
4
Betterness in Business: Entrepreneurial Success Guide
Strategies for small/midsize enterprises to maximize sales, income, and profit.
Lead Marianne K. Sullivan, Bob Deneen, 2010
5
Deontic Logic in Computer Science: 10th International ...
Section 3 presents a modal logic of “betterness” for talking about the sort of orders arisingfrom such sequences. Section 4 capitalizes on the first sections and discusses the type of perspective on deontics obtained by juxtaposing the ' semantic' ...
Guido Governatori, Giovanni Sartor, 2010
6
Interpersonal Comparisons of Well-Being
But apart from that, each dated betterness relation is coherent. The real worry over dated betterness relations is not, I think, whether they exist, but whether they capture all that is good or bad for a person. The claim that they do is expressed in  ...
Jon Elster, John E. Roemer, 1993
7
Ethics, Rationality, and Economic Behaviour
The Pareto principle makes general betterness depend on individual preferences . It is an unviable hybrid. Considerations of democracy make what should come about depend on individual preferences. The principle of personal good makes ...
Francesco Farina, Frank Hahn, Stefano Vannucci, 1996
8
Handbook of Risk Theory: Epistemology, Decision Theory, ...
Epistemology, Decision Theory, Ethics, and Social Implications of Risk Sabine Roeser, Rafaela Hillerbrand, Per Sandin, Martin Peterson. The trouble is that this defense does not work as it stands. From the point of view of general betterness,  ...
Sabine Roeser, Rafaela Hillerbrand, Per Sandin, 2012
9
Killing Happy Animals: Explorations in Utilitarian Ethics
Therefore, the relevant notion of betterness for these cases should be determined by moral theory. Whatever criterion one appeals to, it has to be made plausible that it is morally relevant. It can be disputed that the notion of betterness Parfit ...
Tatjana Višak, 2013
10
Betterness in Life: Achieve Abundant Happiness, Health, and ...
"Betterness In Life" describes how God's promise -- "what you seek you shall find" --can create abundant happiness, health, and wealth for those who seek it. It's up to you to make it happen.
Bob Deneen, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BETTERNESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term betterness is used in the context of the following news items.
1
DS Playlist: 25 Essential Tracks from 25 Years of Fat Wreck Chords
More Betterness is a close second in the NUFAN canon. There are a lot of Tony Sly-penned songs that took on particularly sad, or even ... «Dying Scene, Jul 15»
2
Teen replaces birthday party with random acts of kindness
The first stop was Zehrs in LaSalle where they made contributions to the Transition to Betterness Comfort Cart. The Comfort Cart — where ... «Windsor Star, Jul 15»
3
Who is the marketer of the future?
For example, individuals and businesses proactively joining together to pursue the practice of 'Betterness', a new openness and social ... «PMLiVE, Jul 15»
4
Why don't higher end video cards usually have VGA ports?>
The convenience of HDMI ,the (for lack of better terms) all around betterness of DVI-D (digital) and DVI-I (both analog/digital), and the ... «Tom's Hardware, Jun 15»
5
Tour Walkerville's Rumrunner-era Low-Martin House This Weekend
Partial proceeds go to Windsor's Transition to Betterness charitable foundation. The book will be on sale for $25 (or $20 with a house tour ... «windsoriteDOTca News, Jun 15»
6
Drum Marathon Tops 24 Hours
“The reason we're here is to help raise funds for Transition to Betterness that helps cancer patients in the Windsor area. They help fix up cancer ... «BlackburnNews.com, May 15»
7
Ninth annual Jeff Burrows drum marathon begins Friday night
... marathon has become a yearly tradition for the Tea Party timekeeper, with proceeds going to health care charity Transition to Betterness. «Windsor Star, May 15»
8
Shehu Sani Urges Buhari To End Amnesty Program For Ex-Militants
What concern the betterness of Nigeria nd amnesty,come to think of it why it is dat u northerner complain of amnesty,what are to people like u ... «CHANNELS TELEVISION, May 15»
9
Success on your terms
He calls this trend "betterness" i.e., choosing a life guided by a holistic focus, social well-being and community welfare. He says, "People on the ... «Times of India, Apr 15»
10
Herb Gray's legacy lives on in Harmony Awards
... the Canadian Cancer Society, Transition to Betterness, the United Way, the Canadian Handicapable Association and St. Peter's Seminary. «Windsor Star, Apr 15»

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