Definizione monolingua

encouragement

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.

Definizione dizionario encouragement

	incoraggiamento
	the act of encouraging
	that which serves to incite, support, promote or advance, as favor, countenance, reward etc.
	The act of encouraging.

Altri significati:

(act of) encouragement

The act of encouraging; incitement to action or to practice; as, the encouragement of youth in generosity.

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.

encouragement (as an abstract concept)