Definition of Amelioration

1. Noun. The act of relieving ills and changing for the better.

Exact synonyms: Betterment, Melioration
Generic synonyms: Improvement
Derivative terms: Ameliorate, Ameliorate, Better, Meliorate, Meliorate

Definition of Amelioration

1. n. The act of ameliorating, or the state of being ameliorated; making or becoming better; improvement; melioration.

Definition of Amelioration

1. Noun. The act of making better. ¹

2. Noun. an improvement ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Amelioration

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Amelioration

1. Improvement; moderation in the severity of a disease or the intensity of its symptoms. Origin: L. Ad, to, + melioro, to make better (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Amelioration

amelcorns
ameled
ameli
amelias
ameling
ameliorable
ameliorant
ameliorate
ameliorated
ameliorates
amelioratin'
ameliorating
ameliorating(a)
amelioratingly
amelioration (current term)
ameliorations
ameliorative
ameliorative waste
ameliorator
ameliorators
amelioratory
amelled
amelo-
ameloblast
ameloblastic adenomatoid tumour
ameloblastic fibroma
ameloblastic fibrosarcoma
ameloblastic layer
ameloblastic odontoma

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