Encouragement is words or acts that give somebody heart. A word of encouragement, need encouragement, offer encouragement.
It is not the same as praise: praise looks back at what was done and encouragement looks forward at what might be. The courage inside the word is the point — it means putting heart into somebody, from the French coeur.
1nounencouragementWords or acts that give somebody heart.
“With a little encouragement from her coach, she tried the high jump again.”
encouragement is a support.
Middle French
encoragement
English, today
encouragement
Borrowed from Middle French encoragement.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA
Practised in Word Building