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Bitterness vs Betterness - What's the difference?

bitterness | betterness |

As nouns the difference between bitterness and betterness

is that bitterness is the quality of having a bitter taste while betterness is the state or quality of being better; superiority.

bitterness

English

Noun

  • the quality of having a bitter taste
  • the quality of feeling bitter; acrimony, resentment

    • Synonyms

    * (quality of being bitter in taste) acerbicness, acridity, acridness * (quality of feeling bitter) acrimony, gall, rancor/rancour, resentment

    betterness

    English

    Noun

  • (uncountable) The state or quality of being better; superiority.
  • (countable) The result or product of being better.
  • (minting) The amount by which a precious metal exceeds the the standard of fineness.

    • Antonyms

    * worseness