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- [im-proov-muh nt]
- /ɪmˈpruv mənt/
- /ɪmˈpruːvmənt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [im-proov-muh nt]
- /ɪmˈpruv mənt/
Definitions of improvement word
- noun improvement an act of improving or the state of being improved. 1
- noun improvement a change or addition by which a thing is improved. 1
- noun improvement a person or thing that represents an advance on another in excellence or achievement: The new landlord is a great improvement over his greedy predecessor. 1
- noun improvement a bringing into a more valuable or desirable condition, as of land or real property; betterment. 1
- noun improvement something done or added to real property that increases its value. 1
- noun improvement profitable use, as of a period of time. 1
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Origin of improvement
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English improuement < Anglo-French emprouement something profitable (especially exploitation of land). See improve, -ment
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Parts of speech for Improvement
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improvement popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
improvement usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for improvement
noun improvement
- development — Development is the gradual growth or formation of something.
- advance — To advance means to move forward, often in order to attack someone.
- upgrade — an incline going up in the direction of movement.
- recovery — an act of recovering.
- rise — to get up from a lying, sitting, or kneeling posture; assume an upright position: She rose and walked over to greet me. With great effort he rose to his knees.
Antonyms for improvement
noun improvement
- decrease — When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
- stoppage — an act or instance of stopping; cessation of activity: the stoppage of all work at the factory.
- halt — to falter, as in speech, reasoning, etc.; be hesitant; stumble.
- stagnation — the state or condition of stagnating, or having stopped, as by ceasing to run or flow: Meteorologists forecast ozone and air stagnation.
- deterioration — the act or process of deteriorating.
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