Dictionary

encouragement en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• [ɪnˈkʌɹɪd͡ʒmənt]
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Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French encoragement.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of encouraging
2. (countable, uncountable) Something that incites, supports, promotes, protects or advances; incentive
   • The train was handed over 21 min. late at Salisbury, so there was every encouragement to Driver Moore, of Salisbury, to "get a move on." 1951 August, Cecil J. Allen, “British Locomotive Practice and Performsnce”, in Railway Magazine, page 554:
   • even their arch-enemy the gamekeeper is beginning reluctantly, but gradually, to acquiesce in the general belief of their innocence and utility, I cannot help indulging the hope that this bird will eventually meet with that general encouragement and protection to which its eminent services so richly entitle it. 1904, Edward Verrall Lucas, chapter 2, in Highways and Byways in Sussex:
3. (countable, uncountable) Words or actions that increase someone's confidence
   • 7 January 2017, Adharanand Finn writing in The Guardian, The 24-hour race: 'It is a battle with your mind' Diana Celeiro has come all the way from Argentina for the race. It’s her second time here. Her husband, Gustavo, acts as her support crew. Most of the runners have someone who stands diligently by the track watching, offering encouragement, preparing snacks or helping with any issues that arise, from blisters to emotional breakdowns.
   • If I live, an' please your honour, but once to get through it, I will never tell it again, quoth Trim, either to man, woman, or child--Poo--poo! said my uncle Toby--but with accents of such sweet encouragement did he utter it, that the corporal went on with his story with more alacrity than ever. 1776, Laurence Sterne, chapter 4, in Tristram Shandy:
4. (countable, uncountable) The feeling of being encouraged

Forms

Deriveds

disencouragement · reencouragement · overencouragement

Translations (72)

ko 격려 (the act of encouraging) · el προτροπή (that which serves to incite, support, promote or advance, as favor, countenance, reward etc.) · fi rohkaisu (that which serves to incite, support, promote or advance, as favor, countenance, reward etc.) · ro încurajare (that which serves to incite, support, promote or advance, as favor, countenance, reward etc.) · hu pártolás (that which serves to incite, support, promote or advance, as favor, countenance, reward etc.) · cmn 鼓勵 /鼓励 (the act of encouraging) · eo akcelo (the act of encouraging) · ka შეგულიანება (the act of encouraging) · hu bátorítás (the act of encouraging) · nn oppmuntring (the act of encouraging) · el παρακίνηση (that which serves to incite, support, promote or advance, as favor, countenance, reward etc.) · nl aanmoediging (the act of encouraging) · es apoyo (that which serves to incite, support, promote or advance, as favor, countenance, reward etc.) · grc παραμυθία (that which serves to incite, support, promote or advance, as favor, countenance, reward etc.) · bg поощрение (the act of encouraging) · kk ынталандыру (that which serves to incite, support, promote or advance, as favor, countenance, reward etc.) · ru поощре́ние (that which serves to incite, support, promote or advance, as favor, countenance, reward etc.) · ru ободре́ние (the act of encouraging) · ga spreagadh (that which serves to incite, support, promote or advance, as favor, countenance, reward etc.) · uk заохо́чення (the act of encouraging) · pt estímulo (that which serves to incite, support, promote or advance, as favor, countenance, reward etc.) · ro stimulare (that which serves to incite, support, promote or advance, as favor, countenance, reward etc.) · nl aanmoediging (that which serves to incite, support, promote or advance, as favor, countenance, reward etc.) · ja 激励 (the act of encouraging) · es fomento (that which serves to incite, support, promote or advance, as favor, countenance, reward etc.) · cmn 獎勵 /奖励 (that which serves to incite, support, promote or advance, as favor, countenance, reward etc.) · pt estimulação (the act of encouraging) · uk підбадьо́рення (the act of encouraging) · it incoraggiamento (that which serves to incite, support, promote or advance, as favor, countenance, reward etc.) · ml പ്രോത്സാഹനം (that which serves to incite, support, promote or advance, as favor, countenance, reward etc.) · nn oppmuntring (that which serves to incite, support, promote or advance, as favor, countenance, reward etc.) · fr encouragement (the act of encouraging) · el παρότρυνση (that which serves to incite, support, promote or advance, as favor, countenance, reward etc.) · ro încurajare (the act of encouraging) · ka წაქეზება (the act of encouraging) · la lux (the act of encouraging) · fr encouragement (that which serves to incite, support, promote or advance, as favor, countenance, reward etc.) · el ενθάρρυνση (the act of encouraging) · hy խրախուսանք (the act of encouraging) · kk жігерлендіру (the act of encouraging) · hy քաջալերություն (the act of encouraging) · de Ermutigung (the act of encouraging) · pt encorajamento (the act of encouraging) · eo kuraĝigo (that which serves to incite, support, promote or advance, as favor, countenance, reward etc.) · hu támogatás (that which serves to incite, support, promote or advance, as favor, countenance, reward etc.) · nl bemoediging (that which serves to incite, support, promote or advance, as favor, countenance, reward etc.) · da opmuntring (the act of encouraging) · hy քաջալերանք (the act of encouraging) · es hálito (that which serves to incite, support, promote or advance, as favor, countenance, reward etc.) · it incoraggiamento (the act of encouraging) · ml പ്രോത്സാഹനം (the act of encouraging) · bg поощрение (that which serves to incite, support, promote or advance, as favor, countenance, reward etc.) · ka გამხნევება (the act of encouraging) · nb oppmuntring (the act of encouraging) · hi प्रोत्साहन (the act of encouraging) · la exhortātiō (the act of encouraging) · pt encorajamento (that which serves to incite, support, promote or advance, as favor, countenance, reward etc.) · fi rohkaisu (the act of encouraging) · es aliento (that which serves to incite, support, promote or advance, as favor, countenance, reward etc.) · pl zachęcanie (the act of encouraging) · ka წახალისება (the act of encouraging) · be падбадзёрванне (the act of encouraging) · bn উদ্দীপনা (that which serves to incite, support, promote or advance, as favor, countenance, reward etc.) · bn উদ্দীপনা (the act of encouraging) · ja 奨励 (that which serves to incite, support, promote or advance, as favor, countenance, reward etc.) · grc παραμυθία (the act of encouraging) · ru поощре́ние (the act of encouraging) · be заахво́чванне (the act of encouraging) · da tilskyndelse (that which serves to incite, support, promote or advance, as favor, countenance, reward etc.) · cs povzbuzení (the act of encouraging) · nb oppmuntring (that which serves to incite, support, promote or advance, as favor, countenance, reward etc.) · sv uppmuntran (the act of encouraging)