refreshing C1 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ɹəˈfɹɛʃɪŋ/ See IPA manual Freq #9461 Meanings 1 adj Making you feel cool, fresh, and full of energy again. After the long walk, a glass of cold water was wonderfully refreshing. 2 adj Pleasantly new or different in a welcome way. It was refreshing to hear such an honest answer for once. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · making you feel cool,... fresh 2 adj · pleasantly new or different... novel Word family Derived forms nonrefreshingrefreshinglyrefreshingnessunrefreshing Common collocations most refreshing Adverb + adjective Etymology AI details By surface analysis, refresh + -ing. Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # refreshing **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ɹəˈfɹɛʃɪŋ/ **Frequency rank:** 9461 ## Meanings 1. Making you feel cool, fresh, and full of energy again. 2. Pleasantly new or different in a welcome way. ## Examples - After the long walk, a glass of cold water was wonderfully refreshing. - It was refreshing to hear such an honest answer for once. ## Derived Forms - nonrefreshing - refreshingly - refreshingness - unrefreshing ## Etymology By surface analysis, refresh + -ing. ## AI Etymology Refreshing has the etymology By surface analysis, refresh + -ing. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adjectival form is built from the named base and affix. In present-day use, it can mean making you feel cool, fresh, and full of energy again, or pleasantly new or different in a welcome way. Derived formations include nonrefreshing, refreshingly, refreshingness, unrefreshing. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown