Improvement word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "improvement" word

[noun] the act of improving something; "their improvements increased the value of the property"
[noun] a change for the better; progress in development
[noun] a condition superior to an earlier condition; "the new school represents a great improvement"

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\Im*prove"ment\, n. 1. The act of improving; advancement or growth; promotion in desirable qualities; progress toward what is better; melioration; as, the improvement of the mind, of land, roads, etc. I look upon your city as the best place of improvement. --South. Exercise is the chief source of improvement in all our faculties. --Blair. 2. The act of making profitable use or applicaton of anything, or the state of being profitably employed; a turning to good account; practical application, as of a doctrine, principle, or theory, stated in a discourse. ``A good improvement of his reason.'' --S. Clarke. I shall make some improvement of this doctrine. --Tillotson. 3. The state of being improved; betterment; advance; also, that which is improved; as, the new edition is an improvement on the old. The parts of Sinon, Camilla, and some few others, are improvements on the Greek poet. --Addison. 4. Increase; growth; progress; advance. There is a design of publishing the history of architecture, with its several improvements and decays. --Addison. Those vices which more particularly receive improvement by prosperity. --South. 5. pl. Valuable additions or betterments, as buildings, clearings, drains, fences, etc., on premises. 6. (Patent Laws) A useful addition to, or modification of, a machine, manufacture, or composition. --Kent.

Synonyms for improvement

advance, betterment, melioration

Antonyms: declination, decline

Related terms: adjustment, advance, amendment, change, divergence, drilling, enhancement, fetching-up, fitting, mitigation, nurture, radical change, readying, rearing, redemption, reinvestiture, reinvestment, remaking, training, upheaval, variety, worsening

The fun area, different aproach to word »improvement«

Let's analyse "improvement" as pure text. This string has Eleven letters in Four syllables and Four vowels. 36.4% of vowels is 2.2% less then average English word. Written in backwards: TNEMEVORPMI. Average typing speed for these characters is 2885 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: .. -- .--. .-. --- ...- . -- . -. -

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: improvement: 9 + 6 + 5 + 5 = 25, reduced: 7 . and the final result is Seven.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: improvement: 9 + 4 + 7 + 9 + 6 + 4 + 5 + 4 + 5 + 5 + 2 = 60, reduced: 6, and the final result is Six.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
E (2)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
I (1)	9	Hermit	Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
M (2)	13	Death	Creator, Developer, Builder
N (1)	14	Temperance	Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty
O (1)	15	Devil	Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter
P (1)	16	Tower	Craftsman, Laborer, Builder
R (1)	18	Moon	Patient, Determined, Strong
T (1)	20	Judgement	Unswerving, Steadfast, Demanding, Forceful
V (1)	22	Fool	Fun, Joyous, Persistant, Risk taker, Childish

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