encouragement
NounUS[en-kur-ij-muhnt]/ɛnˈkɝɪdʒmənt/4 syllables
Synonyms:
boost
Open English WordNet
Noun (3)
- the expression of approval and supportOpposite discouragementType of approval, commendationKinds cheering, goad, provocation, vote of confidence, fostering, abetment, promotion
- the act of giving hope or support to someoneSynonyms: boostType of aid, assistKinds morale building, morale booster
- the feeling of being encouragedType of hope
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
En·cour′age·ment noun
Origin: Cf. F. encouragement.
1. The act of encouraging; incitement to action or to practice; as, the encouragement of youth in generosity.
All generous encouragement of arts.— Thomas Otway
2. That which serves to incite, support, promote, or advance, as favor, countenance, reward, etc.; incentive; increase of confidence; as, the fine arts find little encouragement among a rude people.
To think of his paternal care, Is a most sweet encouragement to prayer.— George Noel Gordon, Ld. Byron
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54