Melioration vs Amelioration - What's the Difference?

Amelioration

Melioration

Definitions

Definition as Noun
  • the act of relieving ills and changing for the better
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