Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bettership

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bet-ter-ship
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Betterment; improvement.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"[I]t [private education] becomes the puffer vp to pride in the recluſe, and the direction to diſdaine, by dreaming ſtill of betterſhip: […]"
"[…] to all kinds of labour and servitude, where after experiencing degradation, contempt, and stinted allowance of food, which the unnatural spirit of aristocratic bettership engenders, they often exchange a bad state for a worse, from oppression to prostitution, […]"
"Time properly brings changes, but to those of us who have shared the spiritual responsibilities of such a Committee, its experiences have contributed conspicuously of bettership in our lives."

Etymology

From better + -ship. Compare West Frisian betterskip.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: better

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

betterhood

Questions

What does bettership mean?: Betterment; improvement.
Where does bettership come from?: From better + -ship. Compare West Frisian betterskip.

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