heartening

/ ˈhɑːtənɪŋ /

adjective

1. causing cheerfulness; encouraging

Example Sentences

That’s heartening news for snow-sport businesses — and for people who are discovering their nearby trails, since the activity can help initiate and maintain longevity-boosting behaviors.

From Washington Post

That’s up 16 percent from 2016, another heartening statistic.

From Washington Blade

And the international success has been heartening, particularly in Germany and Japan.

From The Daily Beast

But somehow that concession fails to be terribly heartening.

From The Daily Beast

It is not heartening that it took eight years for a grad student to catch the bogus math.

From The Daily Beast

What is surprising to me, and heartening, is that so many Israelis are talking about it.

From The Daily Beast

What is most heartening about our poll is that the American people get it.

From The Daily Beast

Only by a nimble maneuver did I escape being tripped; but it was heartening to know Patricia could respond to my needs.

From Project Gutenberg

Several American officers have come to us on a visit, and the stories they bring of preparations at home are very heartening.

From Project Gutenberg

These heartening recollections made me forget the loss of Twist, the recalcitrant cow, and the dilemma that confronted me.

From Project Gutenberg

This explained us pretty well, I thought, and we got most heartening coffee and a cart to a little roadside station.

From Project Gutenberg

In a crisis like the present, moments drag like hours, and the firing line needed heartening.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• reassuring