migliorativi
Migliorativi is a term used in linguistics to classify a type of derivational morphology whose function is to express improvement, enhancement, or betterment of the referent's quality, status, or action. They are affixes or derivational operators that, when attached to a base word, convey that the resulting form denotes something that is better or more desirable than the base.
In usage, migliorativi are often discussed alongside other evaluative affixes, such as diminutives (diminuativi), augmentatives (aumentativi),
Semantically, migliorativi can modify nouns to signal higher quality or improved condition (for example, a thing
In linguistic analysis, migliorativi are studied within morphology and lexical semantics as part of evaluative derivation.
See also: evaluative morphology, diminutive, augmentative, pejorative, derivational morphology, Romance language morphology.