mélioratif
French, adjective/me.ljɔ.ʁa.tif/
mélioratif is spelled M-É-L-I-O-R-A-T-I-F (10 letters) and appears about once in every 35 million words in written French, the 187,990th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mélioratif is a French adjective meaning “meliorative (serving to improve)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui donne un sens plus favorable”.
What does mélioratif mean in English?
adjective
- 1
meliorative (serving to improve)
- 2
approving, favorable
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui donne un sens plus favorable.
noun: 1. Mot qui donne un sens plus favorable.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of mélioratif
- méliorative feminine
- mélioratifs masculine plural
- mélioratives feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce mélioratif?
- /me.ljɔ.ʁa.tif/
- \me.ljɔ.ʁa.tif\
- [me.ljɔ.ʁa.tif]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is mélioratif in French?
mélioratif appears about once in every 35 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).