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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.
Synonyms for HEARTENING: promising, bright, optimistic, encouraging, hopeful, likely, upbeat, reassuring; Antonyms of HEARTENING: unlikely, discouraging, disheartening, depressing, desperate, dark, bleak, dismal.
verb. heart· en ˈhär-tᵊn. heartened; heartening ˈhär-tᵊn-iŋ. ˈhärt-niŋ. Synonyms of hearten. transitive verb. : to give heart to : cheer. hearteningly. ˈhär-tᵊn-iŋ-lē. ˈhärt-niŋ- adverb. Synonyms. bear up. buck up. buoy (up) cheer (up) chirk (up) embolden. encourage. inspire. inspirit. steel. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus.
Heartening definition: causing cheerfulness; encouraging. See examples of HEARTENING used in a sentence.
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.
Define heartening. heartening synonyms, heartening pronunciation, heartening translation, English dictionary definition of heartening. tr.v. heart·ened , heart·en·ing , heart·ens To give strength, courage, or hope to. See Synonyms at encourage. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English...
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.
