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goodness vs better

better vs goodness

goodness and better both are nouns.

goodness is not an adjective while better is an adjective.

goodness is not a verb while better is a verb.

goodness is not an adverb while better is an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
goodness Yes No No No
better Yes Yes Yes Yes
As nouns, better is a hyponym of goodness; that is, better is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than goodness:
  • goodness: that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
  • better: something superior in quality or condition or effect
Other hyponyms of goodness include worthiness, desirability, desirableness, benefit, welfare, optimum, soundness, wisdom, wiseness.
goodness (noun) better (noun)
moral excellence or admirableness something superior in quality or condition or effect
that which is pleasing or valuable or useful the superior one of two alternatives
someone who bets
a superior person having claim to precedence
goodness (adjective) better (adjective)
(comparative of `good') superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
(comparative of `good') changed for the better in health or fitness
(comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable
more than half
goodness (verb) better (verb)
get better
to make better
surpass in excellence
goodness (adverb) better (adverb)
comparative of `well'; in a better or more excellent manner or more advantageously or attractively or to a greater degree etc.
from a position of superiority or authority
Difference between goodness and better

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