Betterment vs Melioration - What's the Difference?

Betterment

Melioration

Definitions

Definition as Noun
  • an improvement that adds to the value of a property or facility
  • the act of relieving ills and changing for the better
  • a change for the better; progress in development
Definition as 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

Examples

  • "the new school represents a great improvement"

Parts of Speech

Noun
Noun