- Meliority
- Meliority Mel*ior"i*ty, n. [LL. melioritas, fr. L. melior. See {Meliorate}.] The state or quality of being better; melioration. [Obs.] --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
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Meliority
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meliority — /meel yawr i tee, yor , mee lee awr , or /, n. superiority. [1570 80; < ML melioritas, equiv. to L melior (s. of melior) better + itas ITY] * * * … Universalium
meliority — me·lior·i·ty … English syllables
meliority — /miliˈɒrəti/ (say meelee oruhtee) noun → superiority. {Medieval Latin meliōritās} …
meliority — mēlˈyȯrəd.ē, ˌmēlēˈȯ noun ( es) Etymology: Medieval Latin melioritas, from Latin melior better + itas ity more at meliorate : the quality or state of being better … Useful english dictionary
superiority — [n] advantage, predominance ahead, ascendancy, authority, better, bulge, dominance, edge, eminence, excellence, influence, lead, meliority, nobility, perfection, position, power, predomination, preeminence, preponderance, prestige, prevalence,… … New thesaurus
meliorism — n. belief that world and humankind tend to grow better. ♦ meliorist, n. ♦ melioristic, a. ♦ meliority, n. improved state … Dictionary of difficult words
