Reassuring

adj, noun, verb

adj, noun, verb ·4 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    reassurance

    "Alfred trembled, and felt a great sinking inside, but he did what he could to conceal his misery, and to respond with some show of heart to the Major's kindly pettings and reassurings."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of reassure form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    That reassures; causing or restoring comfort or confidence.

    "The face which emerged was not reassuring. It was blunt and grey, the nose springing thick and flat from high on the frontal bone of the forehead, whilst his eyes were narrow slits of dark in a tight bandage of tissue. […]."

Adjective
  1. 1
    restoring confidence and relieving anxiety wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
assuringconsolatoryassuasiveauspiciousbright with promisecheering

Example

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"I'm not sure about Hawaii, where there are also many Japanese, but I do find that having at least some Japanese around can be reassuring. That's how I feel."

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