English Online Dictionary. What means encouraging? What does encouraging mean?
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪnˈkʌɹɪd͡ʒɪŋ/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɪnˈkɝɹɪd͡ʒɪŋ/
- Hyphenation: en‧cour‧aging
Adjective
encouraging (comparative more encouraging, superlative most encouraging)
- Giving courage, confidence or hope; auspicious.
- Synonym: promising
- Supporting by giving encouragement.
Derived terms
- encouragingly
- encouragingness
Translations
Verb
encouraging
- present participle and gerund of encourage
Noun
encouraging (plural encouragings)
- encouragement