Associations to the word «Encouragement»

Wiktionary

ENCOURAGEMENT, noun. The act of encouraging; incitement to action or to practice; as, the encouragement of youth in generosity.
ENCOURAGEMENT, noun. That which serves to incite, support, promote or advance, as favor, countenance, reward etc.; incentive; increase of confidence; as, the fine arts find little encouragement among a rude people.

Dictionary definition

ENCOURAGEMENT, noun. The expression of approval and support.
ENCOURAGEMENT, noun. The act of giving hope or support to someone.
ENCOURAGEMENT, noun. The feeling of being encouraged.

Wise words

The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds can be done only for God.
Leo Tolstoy