Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

self-betterment

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.02 in modern English

Syllables: self---bet-ter-ment
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

6

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of making oneself better.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Before the 1850s, when women figured most prominently in textile employment, the reasons that caused women to seek paid labor—a ne'er-do-well husband, economic distress of the natal family, or a belief that factory work was a road to self-betterment—often precluded their considering an away-from-home cure."
"Specifically, they recount ideological testimonials that frame ideology in terms of personal growth and self-betterment."

Etymology

From self- + betterment.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does self-betterment mean?: The act of making oneself better.
Where does self-betterment come from?: From self- + betterment.

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