Meaning

2 senses
  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.

    ermutigend

    обнадёживающийobnadjóživajuščij, ободри́тельныйobodrítelʹnyj, ободря́ющийobodrjájuščij

    обнаді́йливийobnadíjlyvyj

    giving courage or confidence or hope

  2. Supporting by giving encouragement: positively.

    Your encouraging words inspired me to persevere.

    ободря́ющийobodrjájuščij, подба́дривающийpodbádrivajuščij

    підбадьо́рливийpidbadʹórlyvyj

    furnishing support and encouragement

Translations

5 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
giving courage, confidence or hope:
supporting by giving encouragement:
Русский
By meaning 2
giving courage, confidence or hope:
supporting by giving encouragement:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
giving courage, confidence or hope:

Forms

more encouraging, most encouraging
Comparativemore encouraging Lesson
Superlativemost encouraging Lesson

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
encouraging — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto