Improvement vs Melioration - What's the Difference?

Improvement

Melioration

Definitions

Definition as Noun
  • the act of improving something
  • a change for the better; progress in development
  • a condition superior to an earlier condition
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

  • "their improvements increased the value of the property"
  • "the new school represents a great improvement"
  • "the new school represents a great improvement"

Parts of Speech

Noun
Noun