Join free

amelioration

English · Thesaurus

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

amelioration

  • /əˌmiːliəˈɹeɪʃən/

Rhymes with -eɪʃən

Where it comes from

From Middle English amelioracioun, from Middle French amelioracion and probably partly ameliorate + -ion.

noun ameliorations · melioration

  1. countable, uncountable The act of making better. The tumult was over, and all things returned to their old place; and the abuse remained without remedy, and the wrong without redress. Ah! if the doctrine of amelioration be true, what a mighty debt does the future owe to the past!

    Opposite: deterioration

  2. countable, uncountable An improvement.

    Similar: revamp

  3. countable, uncountable The process by which a term gains a more positive connotation over time.

    Opposite: pejoration

  4. countable, uncountable An ameliorative change of a concept or a repertoire of concepts. pre-amelioration

Translations

Every language

noun act of making better

Españolmejoría, mejora, mejoramiento
日本語改良 kairyō
Portuguêsmelhoramento
DeutschVerbesserung, Besserung
Italianomiglioria
Românăameliorare, îmbunătățire

noun improvement

Españolmejora
Portuguêsmelhora, melhoria
Françaisamélioration
DeutschMelioration, Verbesserung, Besserung
Italianomiglioramento

Talk about this word

Cite this
MLA

"amelioration." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/amelioration. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

amelioration. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/amelioration

Chicago

"amelioration." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/amelioration.

BibTeX
@misc{amelioration_2026,
  title = {amelioration},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/amelioration},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}