Inspirational

//ˌɪnspəˈɹeɪʃənəl// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A book or article intended to inspire people with positive feelings.

    "She is the author of fifteen books for children, and her inspirationals have appeared in numerous magazines […]"

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having the ability to inspire.

    "Near-synonym: motivational"

Adjective
  1. 1
    imparting a divine influence on the mind and soul wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
exhilaratinginspirativeinspirativeinspiringmotivationalmoving

Example

More examples

"Tom listens to inspirational CDs, and has a list of motivational quotes on the back of his bedroom door."

Etymology

From inspiration + -al.

Related phrases

pseudo-inspirational

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