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* German: {{t+|de|ermutigend}}
* German: {{t+|de|ermutigend}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|bátorító}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|bátorító}}
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* Italian: {{t+|it|incoraggiante}}, {{t+|it|rassicurante}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|incoraggiante}}, {{t+|it|rassicurante}}
* Lithuanian: {{t|lt|padrąsinantis|m}}, {{t|lt|padrąsinanti|f}}
* Lithuanian: {{t|lt|padrąsinantis|m}}, {{t|lt|padrąsinanti|f}}
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* Catalan: {{t+|ca|encoratjador}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|encoratjador}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|rohkaiseva}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|rohkaiseva}}
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* Scottish Gaelic: {{t|gd|misneachail}}
* Scottish Gaelic: {{t|gd|misneachail}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|uppmuntrande}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|uppmuntrande}}
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{{trans-top|auspicious, or bringing good luck}}
{{trans-top|auspicious, or bringing good luck}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|encoratjador}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|encoratjador}}
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* Finnish: {{t+|fi|rohkaiseva}}, {{t+|fi|lupaava}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|rohkaiseva}}, {{t+|fi|lupaava}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|auspicabile}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|auspicabile}}

Revision as of 04:10, 17 January 2023

English

Pronunciation

  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "RP" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ɪnˈkʌɹɪd͡ʒɪŋ/
  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "GenAm" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ɪnˈkɝɹɪd͡ʒɪŋ/
  • Hyphenation: en‧cour‧aging

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

Derived terms

Translations

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.