Term: melioration: the linguistic process in which over a period of time a word grows more positive in connotation or more elevated in meaning
Broader: drift: a process of linguistic change over a period of time | Unrelated: nigger: (ethnic slur) extremely offensive name for a Black person
Broader: drift: a process of linguistic change over a period of time | Unrelated: eschrichtiidae: comprising only the grey whales
Broader: drift: a process of linguistic change over a period of time | Unrelated: oldie: a song that was formerly popular
Broader: drift: a process of linguistic change over a period of time | Unrelated: knitter: someone who makes garments (or fabrics) by intertwining yarn or thread
Broader: drift: a process of linguistic change over a period of time | Unrelated: grape jelly: jelly made from grape juice
Broader: drift: a process of linguistic change over a period of time | Unrelated: flagellate: a usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some are pathogens of humans and other animals
Broader: drift: a process of linguistic change over a period of time | Unrelated: march: a procession of people walking together
Broader: drift: a process of linguistic change over a period of time | Unrelated: boyishness: being characteristic of a boy
Broader: drift: a process of linguistic change over a period of time | Unrelated: shaft: (architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column
Broader: drift: a process of linguistic change over a period of time | Unrelated: helpfulness: the property of providing useful assistance