Encouragement vs Encouraging - What's the difference?
encouragement | encouraging |
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.
giving courage, confidence or hope
supporting by giving encouragement
auspicious, or bringing good luck
As a noun encouragement
is the act of encouraging; incitement to action or to practice; as, the encouragement of youth in generosity.As an adjective encouraging is
giving courage, confidence or hope.As a verb encouraging is
present participle of lang=en.encouragement
English
Alternative forms
* 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.