Encouragement vs Condolence - What's the difference?
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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.
(uncountable) comfort, support or sympathy
(countable, usually plural) An expression of comfort, support, or sympathy offered to the family and friends of somebody who has died
As nouns the difference between encouragement and condolence
is that encouragement is the act of encouraging; incitement to action or to practice; as, the encouragement of youth in generosity while condolence is comfort, support or sympathy.encouragement
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* incouragement (archaic)Noun
(en noun)- All generous encouragement of arts. -Otway.
- To think of his paternal care, Is a most sweet encouragement to prayer. -Byron.
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(Webster 1913) ----condolence
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- There was not much to do after the accident but offer what condolence I could.
- I sent her a card expressing my condolences after her mother passed away.