Melioration — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of relieving ills and changing for the better

a condition superior to an earlier condition

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˌɛlɪɹˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/mˌɛliəɹˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˌɛliəɹˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /mˌɛlɪɹˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

the new school represents a great improvement

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

betterment amelioration improvement

Antonyms

decline

Parts of Speech

noun	the act of relieving ills and changing for the better
noun	a condition superior to an earlier condition “the new school represents a great improvement”
noun	the linguistic process in which over a period of time a word grows more positive in connotation or more elevated in meaning

Word Forms

ameliorate	verb	to make better
meliorate	verb	to make better
better	verb	to make better
improve	verb	get better

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Verbesserung

der Akt der Linderung von Krankheiten und der Veränderung zum Besseren

🇫🇷French

amélioration

l'acte de soulager les maux et de changer pour le mieux

🇪🇸Spanish

bonificación

el acto de aliviar los males y cambiar para mejor

🇮🇹Italian

miglioramento

l’atto di alleviare i mali e cambiare in meglio

🇳🇱Dutch

melioratie

de daad van het verlichten van kwalen en het veranderen ten goede

🇵🇹Portuguese

melhoria

o ato de aliviar doenças e mudar para melhor

🇷🇺Russian

мелиорация

избавление от болезней и изменение к лучшему

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भूमि-सुधार

बुराइयों से छुटकारा पाने और बेहतरी के लिए बदलाव का कार्य

🇧🇩Bengali

মেলিওরেশন

অসুস্থতা উপশম এবং ভাল জন্য পরিবর্তনের কাজ

🇮🇳Tamil

மெலியோரேஷன்

நோய்களை நீக்கி சிறப்பாக மாற்றும் செயல்

🇮🇳Telugu

మెలియోరేషన్

అనారోగ్యాలను తగ్గించడం మరియు మంచిగా మార్చడం

🇮🇳Marathi

सुधारणे

आजारांपासून मुक्त होण्याची आणि चांगल्यासाठी बदलण्याची क्रिया

🇮🇳Gujarati

સુધારણા

બીમારીઓ દૂર કરવાની અને વધુ સારા માટે બદલવાની ક્રિયા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸುಧಾರಣೆ

ಅನಾರೋಗ್ಯವನ್ನು ನಿವಾರಿಸುವ ಮತ್ತು ಉತ್ತಮವಾಗಿ ಬದಲಾಗುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മെലിയോറേഷൻ

രോഗങ്ങളിൽ നിന്ന് മോചനം നേടുന്നതിനും മികച്ചതായി മാറുന്നതിനുമുള്ള പ്രവർത്തനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੁਧਾਰ

ਬਿਮਾਰੀਆਂ ਤੋਂ ਛੁਟਕਾਰਾ ਪਾਉਣ ਅਤੇ ਬਿਹਤਰ ਲਈ ਬਦਲਣ ਦਾ ਕੰਮ

🇵🇰Urdu

اصلاح

بیماریوں کو دور کرنے اور بہتر کے لیے تبدیل کرنے کا عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

改良

消除疾病、改善现状的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

回復

病気を軽減し、より良い方向に変化させる行為

🇰🇷Korean

개량

질병을 완화하고 더 나은 방향으로 변화시키는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự cải thiện

hành động làm giảm bệnh tật và thay đổi để tốt hơn

🇹🇭Thai

การละลาย

การบรรเทาความเจ็บป่วยและการเปลี่ยนแปลงให้ดีขึ้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

meliorasi

tindakan menghilangkan penyakit dan berubah menjadi lebih baik

🇵🇭Filipino

pagpapaganda

ang pagkilos ng pag-alis ng mga sakit at pagbabago para sa mas mahusay

🇲🇾Malay

meliorasi

tindakan menghilangkan penyakit dan berubah menjadi lebih baik

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تحسين

فعل تخفيف العلل والتغيير نحو الأفضل

🇮🇷Persian

بهبودی

عمل تسکین بیماری ها و تغییر برای بهتر شدن

🇹🇷Turkish

iyileştirme

hastalıkları hafifletme ve daha iyiye doğru değişme eylemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

מליאורציה

פעולת ההקלה על מחלות ושינוי לטובה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'melioration'?

The primary meaning of 'melioration' is 'the act of relieving ills and changing for the better'.

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Using 'melioration' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'melioration' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'melioration' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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