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n. The act of encouraging.

n. The state of being encouraged.

n. One that encourages.

n. The act of encouraging; incitement to action or to practice; as, the encouragement of youth in generosity.

n. That which serves to incite, support, promote or advance, as favor, countenance, reward etc.; incentive; increase of confidence; as, the fine arts find little encouragement among a rude people.

n. The act of encouraging; incitement to action or to practice.

n. That which serves to incite, support, promote, or advance, as favor, countenance, reward, etc.; incentive; increase of confidence.

n. The act of encouraging, or of giving courage or confidence of success; incitement to action or to perseverance; a promoting or advancing.

n. That which serves to excite courage or confidence; an encouraging fact or circumstance; an incentive or inducement; that which serves to promote or advance.

n. the act of giving hope or support to someone

n. the expression of approval and support

n. the feeling of being encouraged

"Essential to this encouragement is a better understanding of the interaction between the market and non-market sectors of our economy."

hope   

incentive    praise   

discouragement   

kindness    approval    consolation    appreciation    recognition    assistance    comfort    advice    praise    compassion