Definition of MELIORATION

melioration

Plural: meliorations

Noun

  • the act of relieving ills and changing for the better
  • a condition superior to an earlier condition
  • the linguistic process in which over a period of time a word grows more positive in connotation or more elevated in meaning
  • Archaic form of amelioration.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin meliōrātiō.

Antonyms

decline

Scrabble Score: 13

melioration: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
melioration: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
melioration: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

melioration: valid Words With Friends Word