encouragement

      English

      Alternative forms

      Etymology

      From to encourage, from Old French encoragier, from en- (“make, put in”) + corage (“courage”), from Vulgar Latin *coraticum, from cor (“heart, daring”) + -ier, suffixed with -ment.

      Noun

      encouragement (plural encouragements)

      1. The act of encouraging; incitement to action or to practice; as, the encouragement of youth in generosity.
        All generous encouragement of arts. -Otway.
      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.
        To think of his paternal care, Is a most sweet encouragement to prayer. -Byron.

      Synonyms

      Translations

      the act of encouraging
      that which serves to incite, support, promote or advance, as favor, countenance, reward etc.
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      Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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      French

      Etymology

      Old French encoragier, from en- (“make, put in”) + corage (“courage”), from Vulgar Latin *coraticum, from cor (“heart, daring”) + -ier, suffixed with -ment.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA: /ɑ̃kuʁaʒmɑ̃/

      Noun

      encouragement m (plural encouragements)

      1. An encouragement
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