"inspirational" meaning in English

See inspirational in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌɪnspəˈɹeɪʃənəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Qwertygiy-inspirational.wav Forms: more inspirational [comparative], most inspirational [superlative]
Etymology: From inspiration + -al. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|inspiration|al}} inspiration + -al Head templates: {{en-adj}} inspirational (comparative more inspirational, superlative most inspirational)
  1. Having the ability to inspire. Derived forms: inspirationally, pseudo-inspirational Translations (Translations): innoittava (Finnish), inspiroiva (Finnish), inspirant (French), inspirujący (Polish), inspiracyjny (Polish)
    Sense id: en-inspirational-en-adj-cPl7DMwM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 72 28 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 68 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 59 41 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 72 28

Noun

IPA: /ˌɪnspəˈɹeɪʃənəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Qwertygiy-inspirational.wav Forms: inspirationals [plural]
Etymology: From inspiration + -al. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|inspiration|al}} inspiration + -al Head templates: {{en-noun}} inspirational (plural inspirationals)
  1. A book or article intended to inspire people with positive feelings.
    Sense id: en-inspirational-en-noun-6CV17IZP

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