amelioration
[ uh-meel-yuh-rey-shuhn, uh-mee-lee-uh- ]
/ əˌmil yəˈreɪ ʃən, əˈmi li ə- /
noun
an act or instance of ameliorating or making better; the state of being ameliorated or made better: the amelioration of working conditions.
something that ameliorates; an improvement.
Origin of amelioration
First recorded in 1790–1800;
ameliorate +
-ion
Words nearby amelioration
Example sentences from the Web for amelioration
British Dictionary definitions for amelioration
amelioration
/ (əˌmiːljəˈreɪʃən) /
noun
the act or an instance of ameliorating or the state of being ameliorated
something that ameliorates; an improvement
Also called: elevation linguistics
(of the meaning of a word) a change from pejorative to neutral or positively pleasant. The word nice has achieved its modern meaning by amelioration from the earlier sense foolish, silly