HEARTENING

heartening, inspiriting

(adjective) cheerfully encouraging

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

heartening (comparative more heartening, superlative most heartening)

Cheerfully encouraging.

Antonym: disheartening

Verb

heartening

present participle of hearten

Anagrams

• earthening

Source: Wiktionary


HEARTEN

Heart"en, v. t. Etym: [From Heart.]

1. To encourage; to animate; to incite or stimulate the courage of; to embolden. Hearten those that fight in your defense. Shak.

2. To restore fertility or strength to, as to land.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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