inspirational
adjective
- creating strong positive feelings
- to affect, guide, driving to goodness, providing motivation
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˌɪnspəˈɹeɪʃənəl/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree English inspiration Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English inspirational From inspiration + -al.
- Having the ability to inspire.
“Near-synonym: motivational”
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English inspiration Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English inspirational From inspiration + -al.
- A book or article intended to inspire people with positive feelings.
“She is the author of fifteen books for children, and her inspirationals have appeared in numerous magazines […]”
““All right, then,” Mel said. “Let's fill in the bestsellers, the inspirationals, and some of the children's books.””