US /ɹəˈfɹɛʃɪŋ/
adj noun verb Freq #9461

Meanings

  1. 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. 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

Etymology

By surface analysis, refresh + -ing.

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