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- Dictionaryheartening/ˈhɑːtnɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. increasing cheerfulness or confidence; encouraging: "this is the most heartening news of all"
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adjective. uk / ˈhɑː.t ə n.ɪŋ / us / ˈhɑːr.t̬ ə n.ɪŋ / Add to word list. making you feel happier and more positive: it is heartening to It was heartening to see so many people at the rally. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Encouraging and urging on. abet. barrack for someone. bread. bring someone out. get in there! idiom.
Synonyms for HEARTENING: promising, bright, optimistic, encouraging, hopeful, likely, upbeat, reassuring; Antonyms of HEARTENING: unlikely, discouraging, disheartening, depressing, desperate, dark, bleak, dismal.
Heartening definition: causing cheerfulness; encouraging. See examples of HEARTENING used in a sentence.
Something heartening reassures or inspires you. You'll feel better after struggling with a long English essay when you read your teacher's heartening comments. If you're halfway through a marathon, the sight of your friends cheering you on is heartening.
to make someone feel happier and more positive about a situation: Anti-government protesters have been heartened by recent government promises of free and fair elections. Opposite. dishearten. Synonyms. cheer. embolden formal. encourage. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Reassuring. assure someone of something.
inspirit, somewhat literary, implies instilling life, energy, courage, or vigor into something. patriots inspirited the people to resist. hearten implies the lifting of dispiritedness or despondency by an infusion of fresh courage or zeal. a hospital patient heartened by good news.
Definition of heartening adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
