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adjective
- 1. inspiring happiness, optimism, or hope: "an uplifting story of triumph over adversity"
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adjective. uk / ʌpˈlɪf.tɪŋ / us / ʌpˈlɪf.tɪŋ / Add to word list. making someone feel better: For me it was a marvellously uplifting performance. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Causing pleasure. agreeableness. agreeably. all things to all people idiom. attractive. delightfully. distraction. divertingly. do someone's heart good idiom.
Synonyms for UPLIFTING: inspiring, edifying, moving, poignant, elevating, touching, affecting, rewarding; Antonyms of UPLIFTING: depressing, discouraging, demoralizing, disheartening, dispiriting, disappointing, saddening, heartbreaking.
noun. up· lift ˈəp-ˌlift. 1. : an act, process, result, or cause of uplifting: such as. a (1) : the uplifting of a part of the earth's surface. (2) : an uplifted mass of land. b. : a bettering of a condition especially spiritually, socially, or intellectually. c (1) : influences intended to uplift. (2)
You describe something as uplifting when it makes you feel very cheerful and happy.
Definitions of uplifting. noun. the rise of something. “the uplifting of the clouds revealed the blue of a summer sky” see more see less. adjective. cheerfully encouraging. synonyms: heartening, inspiriting. encouraging. giving courage or confidence or hope. Pronunciation. US. /əpˈlɪftɪŋ/ UK. /əpˈlɪftɪŋ/ Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Uplifting."
Definition of uplifting adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. To raise; elevate. 2. To raise to a higher social, intellectual, or moral level or condition. 3. To raise to spiritual or emotional heights; exalt: music that uplifts the spirit. adj. (ŭp′lĭft′) Uplifted. n. (ŭp′lĭft′) 1. The act, process, or result of raising or lifting up. 2.
Uplifting definition: inspirational; offering or providing hope, encouragement, salvation, etc.. See examples of UPLIFTING used in a sentence.
UPLIFT definition: 1. improvement of a person's moral or spiritual condition: 2. support or forces that raise an…. Learn more.
1. verb. If something uplifts people, it helps them to have a better life, for example by making them feel happy or by improving their social conditions. [literary] We need a little something to help sometimes, to uplift us and make us feel better. [VERB noun] Art was created to uplift the mind and the spirit.
