ENCOURAGING


Meaning of ENCOURAGING in English

en ‧ cour ‧ ag ‧ ing S3 /ɪnˈkʌrədʒɪŋ, ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒɪŋ $ ɪnˈkɜːr-/ BrE AmE adjective

[ Word Family: adjective : ↑ encouraged ≠ ↑ discouraged , ↑ encouraging ≠ ↑ discouraging ; verb : ↑ encourage ≠ ↑ discourage ; noun : ↑ encouragement ≠ ↑ discouragement ; adverb : ↑ encouragingly ≠ ↑ discouragingly ]

giving you hope and confidence SYN reassuring OPP discouraging :

The encouraging news is that typhoid is on the decrease.

The signs are encouraging — but there’s a long way to go.

—encouragingly adverb

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.