refreshing

[ ri-fresh-ing ]

adjective

1. having the power to restore freshness, vitality, energy, etc.:

   a refreshing nap.

2. pleasingly fresh or different:

   a refreshing lack of pretense.

Other Words From

• re·freshing·ly adverb
• re·freshing·ness noun
• unre·freshing adjective
• unre·freshing·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of refreshing¹

First recorded in 1570–80; refresh + -ing ²

Example Sentences

As Danny Heifetz of The Ringer wrote in August, the perception of Rodgers sitting on top of the QB world looked like it needed some refreshing.

From FiveThirtyEight

This raw communication can be particularly refreshing in times like these, where consumers are looking for signals from brands that are authentic and their voice doesn’t feel like a traditional ad.

From Digiday

Buy nowBrewed for athletes by athletes, this light and refreshing kolsch with a hint of cayenne and honey is gluten removed, low carb, low calorie—and tastes great.

From Outside Online

Not only will you get a refreshing breeze to keep you cool and stop you sweating so much, but you’ll be filtering the sweat particles evaporating from your skin, and the odor from the air.

From Popular-Science

Some posts are more timeless than others, and with a bit refreshing, can still provide value to readers and draw visitors to your blog.

From Search Engine Watch

His section on why he and his wife split—he essentially chose soccer over her—would be risky if its candor were not so refreshing.

From The Daily Beast

But what he doesn't do much of—and this is refreshing—is delve into the humungous What Does It All Mean?

From The Daily Beast

Her candor and efficiency are refreshing, especially on the once-grungy, now-trendy Orchard Street.

From The Daily Beast

Every day I check Facebook and Twitter and keep refreshing the pages to hear the news about ISIS.

From The Daily Beast

His absolute snobbery is bizarrely refreshing, while the Just Like You's around him try to seem as “normal” as possible.

From The Daily Beast

He would have welcomed instantaneous sleep—ten hours of refreshing, dreamless sleep.

From Project Gutenberg

The habit of refreshing oneself with a pipe on some elevated spot which commands a fine view, is common to both sexes.

From Project Gutenberg

They are very refreshing, when it would be too early to have the more substantial supper announced.

From Project Gutenberg

At all events, it had the refreshing charm of novelty: there was the fishing, and the King's Warren trout stream was a good one.

From Project Gutenberg

But what delighted him most was the river Psiol with its refreshing crystal waters.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• bracing
• exhilarating
• fresh
• invigorating
• stimulating