melioration meaning and definition

MELIORATION noun

Definition of melioration (noun)

1. the act of relieving ills and changing for the better
   • synonyms: amelioration, betterment
2. a condition superior to an earlier condition
   • "the new school represents a great improvement"
   • synonyms: improvement
   • antonym: declination
3. the linguistic process in which over a period of time a word grows more positive in connotation or more elevated in meaning