"reassuring" meaning in English

See reassuring in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɹiːəˈʃɔːɹɪŋ/ [UK] Forms: more reassuring [comparative], most reassuring [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} reassuring (comparative more reassuring, superlative most reassuring)
  1. That reassures; causing or restoring comfort or confidence. Translations (that reassures; causing comfort or confidence): rauhoittava (Finnish), rassurant (French), ermutigend (German), beruhigend (German), bestätigend (German), καθησυχαστικός (kathisychastikós) (Greek), biztató (Hungarian), megnyugtató (Hungarian), tranquillizzato (Italian), tranquillizzante (Italian), rassicurante (Italian), 心強い (kokorozuyoi) (alt: こころづよい) (Japanese), rasseûthant (Norman), reconfortante (Spanish), tranquilizador (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-reassuring-en-adj--eYTGOFt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Norman translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 85 9 7 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 78 6 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 76 15 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 3 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 74 12 13 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 79 5 16 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 74 14 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 75 7 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 72 12 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 82 6 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 82 6 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Norman translations: 74 13 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 86 3 10

Noun

IPA: /ɹiːəˈʃɔːɹɪŋ/ [UK] Forms: reassurings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} reassuring (plural reassurings)
  1. reassurance
    Sense id: en-reassuring-en-noun-oBZQ0d5C

Verb

IPA: /ɹiːəˈʃɔːɹɪŋ/ [UK]
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} reassuring
  1. present participle and gerund of reassure Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: reassure
    Sense id: en-reassuring-en-verb-cIyEIUIq

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