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encouraging en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /ɪnˈkʌɹɪd͡ʒɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ɪnˈkɝɹɪd͡ʒɪŋ/ (General-American)

Meanings

  1. Giving courage, confidence or hope; auspicious.
    • Although there is no cure for the disease yet, the research results are encouraging.
    • There are some encouraging signs of economic recovery.
  2. Supporting by giving encouragement: positively.
    • Your encouraging words inspired me to persevere.

Forms

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more encouraging Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most encouraging Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

encouragingness · unencouraging · encouragingly

Synonyms

promising

Translations (32)

lt padrąsinantis (giving courage, confidence or hope) · el παροτρυντικός (giving courage, confidence or hope) · es alentador (giving courage, confidence or hope) · ru ободря́ющий (giving courage, confidence or hope) · sk povzbudzujúci (supporting by giving encouragement) · la hortāns (giving courage, confidence or hope) · ru ободри́тельный (giving courage, confidence or hope) · hu bátorító (giving courage, confidence or hope) · sv uppmuntrande (supporting by giving encouragement) · gd misneachail (giving courage, confidence or hope) · it incoraggiante (giving courage, confidence or hope) · uk обнаді́йливий (giving courage, confidence or hope) · ru подба́дривающий (supporting by giving encouragement) · ca encoratjador (giving courage, confidence or hope) · bg насърчителен (supporting by giving encouragement) · gd misneachail (supporting by giving encouragement) · ru ободря́ющий (supporting by giving encouragement) · la exhortāns (giving courage, confidence or hope) · ru обнадёживающий (giving courage, confidence or hope) · fi lupaava (giving courage, confidence or hope) · fi rohkaiseva (supporting by giving encouragement) · fi rohkaiseva (giving courage, confidence or hope) · it rassicurante (giving courage, confidence or hope) · lt padrąsinanti (giving courage, confidence or hope) · de ermutigend (giving courage, confidence or hope) · es esperanzador (giving courage, confidence or hope) · be абнадзе́йлівы (giving courage, confidence or hope) · bg окуража́ващ (giving courage, confidence or hope) · ca encoratjador (supporting by giving encouragement) · es halagüeño (giving courage, confidence or hope) · sk povzbudzujúci (giving courage, confidence or hope) · uk підбадьо́рливий (supporting by giving encouragement)

encouraging en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /ɪnˈkʌɹɪd͡ʒɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ɪnˈkɝɹɪd͡ʒɪŋ/ (General-American)

Meanings

  1. encouragement
    • […] the thousand little ties of sympathy and mutual hopes and fears, comfortings and encouragings. 1853, The Living Age, volume 37, page 58:

Forms

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encouragings Number=Plur lexicographic

encouraging en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /ɪnˈkʌɹɪd͡ʒɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ɪnˈkɝɹɪd͡ʒɪŋ/ (General-American)

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of encourage
    form of encourage