encouraging

encouraging

English

Adjective

encouraging (comparative more encouraging, superlative most encouraging)

1. giving courage, confidence or hope

   Although there is no cure for the disease yet, the research results are encouraging.

2. supporting by giving encouragement
3. auspicious, or bringing good luck

Translations

giving courage, confidence or hope

Belarusian: абнадзе́йлівы (abnadzjéjlivy) Bulgarian: окуражаващ (bg) (okuražavašt) Catalan: encoratjador Finnish: rohkaiseva (fi)

Lithuanian: padrąsinantis m, padrąsinanti f Russian: обнадёживающий (ru) (obnadjóživajuščij), ободри́тельный (ru) (obodrítelʹnyj), ободря́ющий (ru) (obodrjájuščij) Scottish Gaelic: misneachail Spanish: alentador (es), esperanzador, halagüeño (es)

supporting by giving encouragement

Bulgarian: насърчителен (bg) (nasǎrčitelen) Catalan: encoratjador Finnish: rohkaiseva (fi)

Scottish Gaelic: misneachail Swedish: uppmuntrande (sv)

auspicious, or bringing good luck

Catalan: encoratjador

Finnish: rohkaiseva (fi), lupaava (fi)

Verb

encouraging

1. present participle of encourage

Noun

encouraging (plural encouragings)

1. encouragement
   • 1853, The Living Age (volume 37, page 58)

     […] the thousand little ties of sympathy and mutual hopes and fears, comfortings and encouragings.