"uplifting" meaning in English

See uplifting in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-uplifting.wav Forms: more uplifting [comparative], most uplifting [superlative]
Etymology: From uplift + -ing. Etymology templates: {{af|en|uplift|-ing}} uplift + -ing Head templates: {{en-adj}} uplifting (comparative more uplifting, superlative most uplifting)
  1. Improving the mood; causing cheerfulness. Categories (topical): Happiness Translations (improving the mood): povznášející (Czech), innostava (Finnish), innoittava (Finnish), qui met de bonne humeur (French), qui remonte le moral (French), oppløftende (Norwegian Bokmål), pocieszający (Polish)
    Sense id: en-uplifting-en-adj-WbHpFk5u Disambiguation of Happiness: 97 3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 86 14 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 88 12

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-uplifting.wav Forms: upliftings [plural]
Etymology: From uplift + -ing. Etymology templates: {{af|en|uplift|-ing}} uplift + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun}} uplifting (plural upliftings)
  1. The act of something being lifted upward.
    Sense id: en-uplifting-en-noun-C5gXhl5l

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