encouraging

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   giving courage or confidence or hope

   encouraging advances in medical research

2. 2
   adj

   Giving courage, confidence or hope; auspicious.

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

3. 3
   adj

   Supporting by giving encouragement: positively.

   Your encouraging words inspired me to persevere.

4. 4
   noun

   encouragement

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

5. 5
   adj

   furnishing support and encouragement

6. 6
   verb

   present participle and gerund of encourage