English dictionary

melioration

/,m/i/l/j//@/'r/eI//S//@/n/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

the act of relieving ills and changing for the better

noun.act

Synonyms amelioration betterment

Source: WordNet 3.0
a condition superior to an earlier condition

noun.state

Synonyms improvement

Antonyms declination decline

Source: WordNet 3.0
the linguistic process in which over a period of time a word grows more positive in connotation or more elevated in meaning

noun.process

Source: WordNet 3.0
The act or operation of meliorating, or the state of being meliorated; improvement.

noun

Source: webster1913