encouragements
- 1Plural of encouragement.
The letters were full of warm encouragements from old friends.
Despite the steady encouragements of his mentor, he still doubted himself.
Note
A plural that counts what can also be measured. Encouragement works both ways, as in much encouragement or an encouragement, and the plural takes the second path: separate words, letters or gestures of support, or distinct incentives offered to someone. When support feels like one steady stream, the mass noun reads more naturally (she had a lot of encouragement). The plural suits support that arrives in pieces.
encouragements is a form of encouragement
encouragement, noun: Something said or done that makes a person feel more confident. Full entry
- Forms
- encouragementencouragements plural
- Spelling
- encouragement → encouragements: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /s/.
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