"encouragement" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: [ɪnˈkʌɹɪd͡ʒmənt] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-encouragement.wav [Southern-England] Forms: encouragements [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French encoragement. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frm|encoragement}} Middle French encoragement Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} encouragement (countable and uncountable, plural encouragements)
  1. The act of encouraging Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (the act of encouraging): παραμυθία (paramuthía) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), խրախուսանք (xraxusankʿ) (Armenian), քաջալերանք (kʿaǰalerankʿ) (Armenian), քաջալերություն (kʿaǰalerutʿyun) (Armenian), падбадзёрванне (padbadzjórvannje) [neuter] (Belarusian), заахво́чванне (zaaxvóčvannje) [neuter] (Belarusian), উদ্দীপনা (uddipona) (Bengali), поощрение (pooštrenie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), 鼓勵 (Chinese Mandarin), 鼓励 (gǔlì) (Chinese Mandarin), povzbuzení [neuter] (Czech), opmuntring [common-gender] (Danish), aanmoediging [feminine] (Dutch), akcelo (Esperanto), rohkaisu (Finnish), encouragement [masculine] (French), Ermutigung [feminine] (German), ενθάρρυνση (enthárrynsi) [feminine] (Greek), प्रोत्साहन (protsāhan) [masculine] (Hindi), bátorítás (Hungarian), incoraggiamento [masculine] (Italian), 激励 (gekirei) (alt: げきれい) (Japanese), 격려 (gyeongnyeo) (Korean), exhortātiō [feminine] (Latin), lux [feminine] (Latin), പ്രോത്സാഹനം (prōtsāhanaṁ) (Malayalam), oppmuntring [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), oppmuntring [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), zachęcanie (Polish), encorajamento [masculine] (Portuguese), estimulação [feminine] (Portuguese), încurajare [feminine] (Romanian), ободре́ние (obodrénije) [neuter] (Russian), поощре́ние (pooščrénije) [neuter] (Russian), uppmuntran [common-gender] (Swedish), підбадьо́рення (pidbadʹórennja) [neuter] (Ukrainian), заохо́чення (zaoxóčennja) [neuter] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-encouragement-en-noun-O7zhIgzD Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ment Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ment: 10 38 12 40 Disambiguation of 'the act of encouraging': 95 1 1 3
  2. Something that incites, supports, promotes, protects or advances; incentive Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (that which serves to incite, support, promote or advance, as favor, countenance, reward etc.): παραμυθία (paramuthía) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), উদ্দীপনা (uddipona) (Bengali), 獎勵 (Chinese Mandarin), 奖励 (jiǎnglì) (Chinese Mandarin), tilskyndelse [common-gender] (Danish), aanmoediging [feminine] (Dutch), bemoediging [feminine] (Dutch), rohkaisu (Finnish), encouragement [masculine] (French), παρότρυνση (parótrynsi) [feminine] (Greek), προτροπή (protropí) [feminine] (Greek), παρακίνηση (parakínisi) [feminine] (Greek), támogatás (Hungarian), pártolás (Hungarian), spreagadh [masculine] (Irish), incoraggiamento [masculine] (Italian), 奨励 (shōrei) (alt: しょうれい) (Japanese), പ്രോത്സാഹനം (prōtsāhanaṁ) (Malayalam), oppmuntring [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), oppmuntring [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), encorajamento [masculine] (Portuguese), estímulo [masculine] (Portuguese), încurajare (Romanian), stimulare [feminine] (Romanian), поощре́ние (pooščrénije) [neuter] (Russian), apoyo [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-encouragement-en-noun-p2YShgTt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ment Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 44 7 45 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 5 43 8 44 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ment: 10 38 12 40 Disambiguation of 'that which serves to incite, support, promote or advance, as favor, countenance, reward etc.': 10 58 14 18
  3. Words or actions that increase someone's confidence Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-encouragement-en-noun-SEj7Ib8F Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ment Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ment: 10 38 12 40
  4. The feeling of being encouraged Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-encouragement-en-noun-DL0rUT7v Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ment Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 44 7 45 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 5 43 8 44 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ment: 10 38 12 40
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: incouragement [archaic]

Noun [French]

IPA: /ɑ̃.ku.ʁaʒ.mɑ̃/ Forms: encouragements [plural]
Etymology: From encourager + -ment. Etymology templates: {{af|fr|encourager|-ment|id2=nominal}} encourager + -ment Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} encouragement m (plural encouragements)
  1. an encouragement Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-encouragement-fr-noun-Teet~ois Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms suffixed with -ment (nominal)

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          "lang": "Romanian",
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          "ref": "1904, Edward Verrall Lucas, chapter 2, in Highways and Byways in Sussex",
          "text": "even their arch-enemy the gamekeeper is beginning reluctantly, but gradually, to acquiesce in the general belief of their innocence and utility, I cannot help indulging the hope that this bird will eventually meet with that general encouragement and protection to which its eminent services so richly entitle it.",
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          "sense": "that which serves to incite, support, promote or advance, as favor, countenance, reward etc.",
          "word": "獎勵"
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          "sense": "that which serves to incite, support, promote or advance, as favor, countenance, reward etc.",
          "word": "奖励"
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          "sense": "that which serves to incite, support, promote or advance, as favor, countenance, reward etc.",
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          "sense": "that which serves to incite, support, promote or advance, as favor, countenance, reward etc.",
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          "sense": "that which serves to incite, support, promote or advance, as favor, countenance, reward etc.",
          "word": "rohkaisu"
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          "sense": "that which serves to incite, support, promote or advance, as favor, countenance, reward etc.",
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          "sense": "that which serves to incite, support, promote or advance, as favor, countenance, reward etc.",
          "word": "támogatás"
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          "code": "hu",
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          "sense": "that which serves to incite, support, promote or advance, as favor, countenance, reward etc.",
          "word": "pártolás"
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          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "that which serves to incite, support, promote or advance, as favor, countenance, reward etc.",
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          "sense": "that which serves to incite, support, promote or advance, as favor, countenance, reward etc.",
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          "alt": "しょうれい",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "shōrei",
          "sense": "that which serves to incite, support, promote or advance, as favor, countenance, reward etc.",
          "word": "奨励"
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          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "prōtsāhanaṁ",
          "sense": "that which serves to incite, support, promote or advance, as favor, countenance, reward etc.",
          "word": "പ്രോത്സാഹനം"
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          "code": "nb",
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "that which serves to incite, support, promote or advance, as favor, countenance, reward etc.",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "incoraggiamento"
    },
    {
      "alt": "しょうれい",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shōrei",
      "sense": "that which serves to incite, support, promote or advance, as favor, countenance, reward etc.",
      "word": "奨励"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "prōtsāhanaṁ",
      "sense": "that which serves to incite, support, promote or advance, as favor, countenance, reward etc.",
      "word": "പ്രോത്സാഹനം"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "that which serves to incite, support, promote or advance, as favor, countenance, reward etc.",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "oppmuntring"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "that which serves to incite, support, promote or advance, as favor, countenance, reward etc.",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "oppmuntring"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "that which serves to incite, support, promote or advance, as favor, countenance, reward etc.",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "encorajamento"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "that which serves to incite, support, promote or advance, as favor, countenance, reward etc.",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "estímulo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "that which serves to incite, support, promote or advance, as favor, countenance, reward etc.",
      "word": "încurajare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "that which serves to incite, support, promote or advance, as favor, countenance, reward etc.",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "stimulare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pooščrénije",
      "sense": "that which serves to incite, support, promote or advance, as favor, countenance, reward etc.",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "поощре́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "that which serves to incite, support, promote or advance, as favor, countenance, reward etc.",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "apoyo"
    }
  ],
  "word": "encouragement"
}

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "encourager",
        "3": "-ment",
        "id2": "nominal"
      },
      "expansion": "encourager + -ment",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From encourager + -ment.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "encouragements",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "encouragement m (plural encouragements)",
      "name": "fr-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "French 4-syllable words",
        "French countable nouns",
        "French entries with incorrect language header",
        "French lemmas",
        "French masculine nouns",
        "French nouns",
        "French terms suffixed with -ment (nominal)",
        "French terms with IPA pronunciation"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "an encouragement"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "encouragement",
          "encouragement#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɑ̃.ku.ʁaʒ.mɑ̃/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "encouragement"
}

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