encouraging
Giving courage, confidence or hopeGiving courage, confidence or hope; auspicious.
Meaning
2 sensesGiving 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
Supporting by giving encouragement: positively.
Your encouraging words inspired me to persevere.
ободря́ющийobodrjájuščij, подба́дривающийpodbádrivajuščij
підбадьо́рливийpidbadʹórlyvyj
furnishing support and encouragement
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
By meaning 1
Forms
more encouraging, most encouraging| Comparative | more encouraging Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most encouraging Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonyms- furnishing support and encouragement:supporting
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.