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adjective
Date: circa 1580
serving to refresh; especially agreeably stimulating because of freshness or newness <a refreshing change of pace> • refreshingly adverb
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
refreshing
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refreshing — refreshing; un·refreshing; … English syllables
Refreshing — Re*fresh ing, a. Reviving; reanimating. {Re*fresh ing*ly}, adv. {Re*fresh ing*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
refreshing — index palatable, sapid, unusual Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
refreshing — [adj] new; rejuvenating bracing, cooling, different, energizing, exhilarating, fresh, invigorating, novel, original, restorative, restoring, revitalizing, revivifying, stimulating, thirst quenching, unique; concepts 564,578,797 … New thesaurus
refreshing — ► ADJECTIVE 1) serving to refresh. 2) welcome or stimulating because new or different. DERIVATIVES refreshingly adverb … English terms dictionary
refreshing — [ri fresh′iŋ] adj. 1. that refreshes 2. pleasingly new or different refreshingly adv … English World dictionary
refreshing — [[t]rɪfre̱ʃɪŋ[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED You say that something is refreshing when it is pleasantly different from what you are used to. It s refreshing to hear somebody speaking common sense... It made a refreshing change to see a good old fashioned… … English dictionary
refreshing — re|fresh|ing [rıˈfreʃıŋ] adj 1.) making you feel less tired or less hot ▪ a refreshing drink ▪ The breeze felt refreshing. 2.) pleasantly different from what is familiar and boring ▪ It made a refreshing change to talk to someone new.… … Dictionary of contemporary English
refreshing — re|fresh|ing [ rı freʃıŋ ] adjective * 1. ) making you feel more lively when you have been feeling tired and hot: Lemonade tastes so refreshing on a hot day. a light, refreshing breeze 2. ) welcome because of being different or exciting: It makes … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
refreshing — adjective 1 making you feel less tired or less hot: a long refreshing drink | The breeze was refreshing after the stuffy classroom. 2 pleasantly different from what is familiar and boring: It made a refreshing change to talk to someone new.… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
refreshing */ — UK [rɪˈfreʃɪŋ] / US adjective 1) making you feel more lively when you have been feeling tired and hot Lemonade tastes so refreshing on a hot day. a light refreshing breeze 2) showing approval welcome because of being different or exciting It… … English dictionary
