Ameliorative
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /əˈmiːliəɹətɪv/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Ameliorative is an adjective meaning Able to repair or ameliorate.
Meaning
Able to repair or ameliorate.
More Meanings
- (linguistics) Suggesting or relating to a positive or approving evaluation.
- That which betters or improves.
- (linguistics, rare) A linguistic unit (such as a word, morpheme) that implies a positive or approving evaluation.
- (philosophy) Of or relating to conceptual engineering, the normative study of which conceptual demarcation is most conducive to solve the problems the concept is a priori taken to solve.
Example Sentences
ameliorative inquiry
ameliorative project
ameliorative analysis
With such conventional Keynesian amelioratives, the economy normally recovers with output and employment on the rise, and, unfortunately, with inflation picking up too.
Word Forms
- amelioratives
Synonyms for ameliorative
Depending on context, synonyms include ameliorating, amelioratory, bettering, meliorative.
Antonyms for ameliorative
Common opposites include pejorative.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include meliorative, bettering, improvement, positive, ameliorable, meliorable.
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