'Encouragement' definitions:
Definition of 'encouragement'
From: WordNet
noun
The expression of approval and support [ant: discouragement]
noun
The act of giving hope or support to someone [syn: boost, encouragement]
noun
The feeling of being encouraged
Definition of 'Encouragement'
From: GCIDE
- Encouragement \En*cour"age*ment\, n. [Cf. F. encouragement.]
- 1. The act of encouraging; incitement to action or to practice; as, the encouragement of youth in generosity. [1913 Webster]
- All generous encouragement of arts. --Otway. [1913 Webster]
- 2. That which serves to incite, support, promote, or advance, as favor, countenance, reward, etc.; incentive; increase of confidence; as, the fine arts find little encouragement among a rude people. [1913 Webster]
- To think of his paternal care, Is a most sweet encouragement to prayer. --Byron. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'encouragement'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abetment,
- advocacy,
- aegis,
- aid,
- aid and comfort,
- animating,
- animation,
- assurance,
- auspices,
- backing,
- bait,
- boost,
- bribe,
- care,
- carrot,
- championship,
- charity,
- cheering,
- comfort,
- condolence,
- consolation,
- countenance,
- easement,
- emboldening,
- exhortation,
- exhorting,
- favor,
- fillip,
- fosterage,
- goading,
- goodwill,
- guidance,
- heartening,
- help,
- incentive,
- incitement,
- inciting,
- inducement,
- insistence,
- inspiration,
- inspiring,
- inspiriting,
- inspiritment,
- instance,
- interest,
- invitation,
- lure,
- needling,
- patronage,
- payment,
- pep talk,
- percentage,
- persuasive,
- pressing,
- pressure,
- pricking,
- prodding,
- profit,
- promoting,
- promotion,
- provocation,
- reassurance,
- reassuring,
- relief,
- reward,
- seconding,
- shred of comfort,
- solace,
- solacement,
- sponsorship,
- spur,
- spurring,
- stimulating,
- stimulation,
- stimulative,
- stimulus,
- support,
- supporting,
- sweetener,
- sweetening,
- sympathy,
- tutelage,
- urging,
- whet