'Encouraged' definitions:
Definition of 'encouraged'
From: WordNet
adjective
Inspired with confidence; "felt bucked up by his success" [syn: bucked up(p), encouraged]
Definition of 'Encouraged'
From: GCIDE
- Encourage \En*cour"age\ (?; 48), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Encouraged (?; 48); p. pr. & vb. n. Encouraging.] [F. encourager; pref. en- (L. in) + courage courage. See Courage.] To give courage to; to inspire with courage, spirit, or hope; to raise, or to increase, the confidence of; to animate; enhearten; to incite; to help forward; -- the opposite of discourage. [1913 Webster]
- David encouraged himself in the Lord. --1 Sam. xxx. 6.
- Syn: To embolden; inspirit; animate; enhearten; hearten; incite; cheer; urge; impel; stimulate; instigate; countenance; comfort; promote; advance; forward; strengthen. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'encouraged'
From: GCIDE
- encouraged \encouraged\ adj. made to feel more courage, hope, or optimism.
- Syn: bucked up(predicate). [WordNet 1.5]