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gain vs gainfulness

gainfulness vs gain

gain and gainfulness both are nouns.

gain is a verb but gainfulness is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
gain Yes No Yes No
gainfulness Yes No No No
As nouns, gainfulness is a hyponym of gain; that is, gainfulness is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than gain:
  • gain: the advantageous quality of being beneficial
  • gainfulness: the quality of affording gain or benefit or profit
Other hyponyms of gain include account, lucrativeness, profitability, profitableness.
gain (noun) gainfulness (noun)
the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input the quality of affording gain or benefit or profit
the advantageous quality of being beneficial
the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating
a quantity that is added
gain (verb) gainfulness (verb)
increase (one's body weight)
rise in rate or price
increase or develop
obtain advantages, such as points, etc.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
win something through one's efforts
derive a benefit from
obtain
Difference between gain and gainfulness

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