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inspirational

adjective

  1. creating strong positive feelings
  2. to affect, guide, driving to goodness, providing motivation
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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.

  1. 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.

  1. 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.”