encouragement
Americannoun
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the act of encouraging.
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the state of being encouraged.
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something that encourages.
Praise is the greatest encouragement.
- Synonyms:
- endorsement, lift, boost, support, praise
Other Word Forms
- preencouragement noun
- reencouragement noun
Etymology
Origin of encouragement
Example Sentences
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The Hampton tracks and Basie’s “High Tide” in particular feature the musicians yelling encouragement to one another, in a way that would rarely be heard in a commercial session.
Folks stuck their heads out of windows to shout encouragement.
From Los Angeles Times
Their boss’s words of encouragement are far from reassuring: “Well, this goes right, and . . . we’re all heroes. It goes wrong and none of us are working here next week.”
Later his encouragement helped guide the careers of John Keats, Percy Shelley and Alfred Tennyson.
Churro made it to the top step, half in, half out of the water, and turned to bark encouragement at Natalie.
From Literature
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