improvement vs mending

mending vs improvement

improvement and mending both are nouns.

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

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

improvement: the act of improving something
mending: the act of putting something in working order again

Other hyponyms of improvement include tenderisation, tenderization, development, cleaning, 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, repair, reparation, stabilisation, stabilization, upgrade, turd polishing, business process reengineering.

improvement (noun)	mending (noun)
the act of improving something	the act of putting something in working order again
a change for the better; progress in development	garments that must be repaired
a condition superior to an earlier condition

Difference between improvement and mending

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