Better vs Flaw - What's the difference?
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larger, greater
* 1901 , ,
More, in reference to value, distance, time, etc.
To improve.
* Wordsworth
* Thackeray
* Macaulay
To become better; to improve.
To surpass in excellence; to exceed; to excel.
* Hooker
To give advantage to; to support; to advance the interest of.
* Milton
(slang) Had better.
An entity, usually animate, deemed superior to another; one who has a claim to precedence; a superior.
* Hooker
(obsolete) A flake, fragment, or shiver.
(obsolete) A thin cake, as of ice.
A crack or breach, a gap or fissure; a defect of continuity or cohesion.
* Shakespeare
A defect, fault, or imperfection, especially one that is hidden.
* South
A defect or error in a contract or other document which may make the document invalid.
A sudden burst or gust of wind of short duration.
* Milton
* Tennyson
A storm of short duration.
A sudden burst of noise and disorder; a tumult; uproar; a quarrel.
* Dryden
In lang=en terms the difference between better and flaw
is that better is to give advantage to; to support; to advance the interest of while flaw is to become imperfect or defective.As verbs the difference between better and flaw
is that better is to improve while flaw is to add a flaw to, to make imperfect or defective.As nouns the difference between better and flaw
is that better is an entity, usually animate, deemed superior to another; one who has a claim to precedence; a superior or better can be while flaw is (obsolete) a flake, fragment, or shiver or flaw can be a sudden burst or gust of wind of short duration.As an adjective better
is (good).As an adverb better
is .better
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) better, bettre, betre, from (etyl) .Adjective
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Derived terms
* better dead than red * better half * better off * betterness * better part of * get betterAdverb
(head)- “I’ve had enough of cycling with you chaps. I can spend my Sundays better than in tormenting cats and quarrelling and fighting.”
- ten miles and better
Derived terms
* had better * 'd betterVerb
(en verb)- Love betters what is best.
- He thought to better his circumstances.
- the constant effort of every man to better himself
- (Carlyle)
- The works of nature do always aim at that which can not be bettered .
- Weapons more violent, when next we meet, / May serve to better us and worse our foes.
- You better do that if you know what's good for you.
Derived terms
* betterer * bettermentSynonyms
* See alsoNoun
(en noun)- He quickly found Ali his better in the ring.
- Their betters would hardly be found.
Derived terms
* get the better ofEtymology 2
Alternate pronunciation of (bettor) or modern formation from the verb to (bet).Statistics
* 1000 English basic words ----flaw
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) flawe, .Noun
(en noun)- There is a flaw in that knife.
- That vase has a flaw .
- This heart / Shall break into a hundred thousand flaws .
- Has not this also its flaws and its dark side?
- a flaw in a will, in a deed, or in a statute
Synonyms
* See alsoDerived terms
* tragic flawEtymology 2
Noun
(en noun)- Snow, and hail, and stormy gust and flaw .
- Like flaws in summer laying lusty corn.
- And deluges of armies from the town / Came pouring in; I heard the mighty flaw .