1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Encourage.

2. (a.) Furnishing ground to hope; inspiriting; favoring.

alluring animating assuring auspicious bright with promise challenging cheerful cheering cheery comforting condolatory condolent condoling consolatory consoling couleur de rose energizing enlivening exciting exhilarating favorable full of promise galvanic galvanizing glad gladdening heart-warming heartening hospitable inspiring inspiriting invigorating inviting joyful likely looking up of good comfort of promise piquant pregnant of good promising prompting propitious provocative provoking reassuring relieving rose-colored roseate rosy rousing stimulant stimulating stimulative stirring supportive sympathetic