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encouragement
/ɛnˈkɝɪdʒmənt/
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What does encouragement mean?
noun
- The act of encouraging
- Something that incites, supports, promotes, protects or advances; incentive
- Words or actions that increase someone's confidence
More meanings (1)
noun
- The feeling of being encouraged
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IPA pronunciation
/ɛnˈkɝɪdʒmənt/
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To Elnora she said a tender good-night, whispering brave words of encouragement and making plans to fill the days to come.
She was angry, too, for she felt that she had never given Charlie the slightest encouragement to suppose such a thing possible.
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The morning after his return he had, in fact, a gleam of luck that gave him the greatest encouragement for the moment.
His master, Mr. Baker, gave him every encouragement, and from his assistance, he adds, "I must acknowledge I received my greatest lights."
That part of their own surplus produce becomes of less value to them, and they have less encouragement to increase its quantity.