Uplifting

adj, noun

adj, noun ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of something being lifted upward.

    "Whereby, with prodigious long upliftings of their legs, those old astronomers were wont to mount to the apex."

  2. 2
    the rise of something wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Improving the mood; causing cheerfulness.

    "Listening to whalesong can be very uplifting."

Synonyms

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Example

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"Adding up numbers is very uplifting."

Etymology

From uplift + -ing.

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