encouraging
adjective
- impelled action, giving courage to do something
- provide favorable conditions for growth; promote
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ɪnˈkʌɹɪd͡ʒɪŋ/ / /ɪnˈkɝɹɪd͡ʒɪŋ/
adj
- Giving courage, confidence or hope; auspicious.
“Although there is no cure for the disease yet, the research results are encouraging.”
“There are some encouraging signs of economic recovery.”
- Supporting by giving encouragement: positively.
“Your encouraging words inspired me to persevere.”
noun
- encouragement
“[…] the thousand little ties of sympathy and mutual hopes and fears, comfortings and encouragings.”
verb
- present participle and gerund of encourage