'Refreshing' definitions:
Definition of 'refreshing'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'Refreshing'
From: GCIDE
- Refresh \Re*fresh"\ (r?*fr?sh"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Refreshed (-fr?sht"); p. pr. & vb. n. Refreshing.] [OE. refreshen, refreschen, OF. refreschir (cf. OF. rafraischir, rafreschir, F. rafra?chir); pref. re- re- + fres fresh. F. frais. See Fresh, a.]
- 1. To make fresh again; to restore strength, spirit, animation, or the like, to; to relieve from fatigue or depression; to reinvigorate; to enliven anew; to reanimate; as, sleep refreshes the body and the mind. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
- Foer they have refreshed my spirit and yours. --1 Cor. xvi. 18. [1913 Webster]
- And labor shall refresh itself with hope. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To make as if new; to repair; to restore. [1913 Webster]
- The rest refresh the scaly snakes that fol? The shield of Pallas, and renew their gold. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- To refresh the memory, to quicken or strengthen it, as by a reference, review, memorandum, or suggestion. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: To cool; refrigerate; invigorate; revive; reanimate; renovate; renew; restore; recreate; enliven; cheer. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Refreshing'
From: GCIDE
- Refreshing \Re*fresh"ing\, a. Reviving; reanimating. -- {Re*fresh"ing*ly}, adv. -- {Re*fresh"ing*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'refreshing'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- analeptic,
- beneficial,
- benign,
- bracing,
- brisk,
- cheering,
- constitutional,
- cooling,
- cordial,
- corroborant,
- crisp,
- crispy,
- energizing,
- enlivening,
- exhilarating,
- fortifying,
- fresh,
- good,
- good for,
- health-enhancing,
- health-preserving,
- healthful,
- healthy,
- hygeian,
- hygienic,
- inspiriting,
- invigorating,
- refreshful,
- regaling,
- rejuvenating,
- restorative,
- reviving,
- roborant,
- rousing,
- salubrious,
- salutary,
- sanitary,
- stimulating,
- strengthening,
- tonic,
- vitalizing,
- wholesome,
- zestful,
- zesty