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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | pleasant |
| Synonyms: | cheering, encouraging, exhilarating, gladdening, heartening, heartfelt, inspiring, joyous, loving, stirring, sweet |
| Main Entry: | joyous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | happy |
| Synonyms: | blessed, blithe, cheerful, delighted, ecstatic, exuberant, festive, glad, gleeful, heartwarming, jocular, jolly, joyful, jubilant, merry, mirthful, pleased, spirited, upbeat, vigorous, wonderful |
| Antonyms: | unhappy |
| Main Entry: | emotive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | emotional |
| Synonyms: | affectional, affective, heartwarming, moving, stirring, touching |
| Notes: | emotional means 'affected by an emotion' while emotive means 'drawing out or evoking emotion' |
| Main Entry: | comforting |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | cheering |
| Synonyms: | abating, allaying, alleviating, analeptic, assuaging, consolatory, consoling, curing, encouraging, freeing, health-giving, heart-warming, inspiriting, invigorating, lightening, mitigating, reassuring, refreshing, relieving, remedying, restoring, revitalizing, revivifying, softening, solacing, soothing, succoring, sustaining, tranquilizing, upholding, warming |
| Antonyms: | aggravating, depressing, dispiriting, distressing, disturbing, irritating, upsetting, worrying |
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