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Encouraging vs Requiring - What's the difference?

encouraging | requiring |

As verbs the difference between encouraging and requiring

is that encouraging is while requiring is .

As an adjective encouraging

is giving courage, confidence or hope.

As a noun requiring is

(archaic) requirement.

encouraging

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • giving courage, confidence or hope
  • supporting by giving encouragement
  • auspicious, or bringing good luck

    • Verb

    (head)

    • requiring

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (archaic) requirement
  • *
    • In the days of my sorrow for sin, I fully believed there was in God alone, a rest for the righteous; and no true rest in any other way, than through obedience to his holy requirings .