encouragement

encouragement is a 13-letter English word with 5 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The act of encouraging; incitement to action or to practice; as, the encouragement of youth in generosity. Face value is 18 in Scrabble and 24 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

13 letters · Scrabble 18 · Words With Friends 24 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The act of encouraging; incitement to action or to practice; as, the encouragement of youth in generosity.
2. noun. 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.
3. noun. the act of giving hope or support to someone

   Synonyms: boost

4. noun. the expression of approval and support
5. noun. the feeling of being encouraged

Synonyms

boost

Common word forms

encouragements

Words from these letters

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