improvement vs cleaning

cleaning vs improvement

improvement and cleaning both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
improvement	Yes	No	No	No
cleaning	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, cleaning is a hyponym of improvement; that is, cleaning is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than improvement:

improvement: the act of improving something
cleaning: the act of making something clean

Other hyponyms of improvement include tenderisation, tenderization, development, cleansing, cleanup, correction, rectification, optimisation, optimization, perfection, reform, amelioration, betterment, melioration, self-improvement, self-reformation, clarification, clearing, enrichment, humanisation, humanization, modernisation, modernization, overhaul, redevelopment, renovation, enhancement, sweetening, upturn, airing, ventilation, fix, fixing, fixture, mend, mending, repair, reparation, stabilisation, stabilization, upgrade, turd polishing, business process reengineering.

improvement (noun)	cleaning (noun)
the act of improving something	the act of making something clean
a change for the better; progress in development
a condition superior to an earlier condition

Difference between improvement and cleaning

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