>>"Betterness" is now a word?
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>It's been in the dictionary since 1913:
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>Bet´ter`ness
>n. 1. The quality of being better or superior; superiority.
> 2. The difference by which fine gold or silver exceeds in fineness the standard.
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>Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by C. & G. Merriam Co.

WordWeb didn't know that, and it somehow smacked of truthiness... probably because of the context ;).