Quick definitions from WordNet (encouraging)
▸ adjective: furnishing support and encouragement
▸ adjective: giving courage or confidence or hope ("Encouraging advances in medical research")
▸ adjective: tending to favor or bring good luck ("Encouraging omens")
▸ Also see encouraging
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▸ adjective: furnishing support and encouragement
▸ adjective: giving courage or confidence or hope ("Encouraging advances in medical research")
▸ adjective: tending to favor or bring good luck ("Encouraging omens")
▸ Also see encouraging
▸ Words similar to encourages
▸ Usage examples for encourages
▸ Idioms related to encourages (New!)
▸ Popular nouns described by encourages
▸ Words that often appear near encourages
▸ Rhymes of encourages
▸ Invented words related to encourages