Edifying

/ˈɛdɪfaɪɪŋ/ adjective

Definition

Serving to instruct, improve, or uplift someone morally or intellectually; enlightening and morally strengthening.

Etymology

Present participle of edify used as an adjective. The form became increasingly common in the 17th and 18th centuries as the adjective sense separated from the verbal sense.

Kelly Says

Edifying is that particular kind of 'feel-good' that comes from learning something meaningful rather than just being entertained—like the difference between a concert and a thought-provoking documentary.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ንብረት
n-bre-t
ARالعربية
مُلهِم
mu-la-him
BNবাংলা
প্রেরণাদायक
pro-re-na-da-ya-k
CACatalà
edificant
e-difi-kan
CSČeština
podbavující
pod-ba-vuj-u-ci
DADansk
opbyggelig
op-bygge-lig
DEDeutsch
erbauend
er-bau-end
ELΕλληνικά
διεθνικό
di-eth-ni-ko
ESEspañol
edificante
e-difi-kan-te
FAفارسی
به‌نفس‌بزرگ
beh-naf-s-e-bo-z-erg
FISuomi
rakentava
ra-ken-ta-va
FRFrançais
édifiant
e-dif-ee-an
GUGU
પ્રેરક
pra-re-k
HAHA
girma
jir-ma
HEעברית
מעורר
me-or-er
HIहिन्दी
प्रेरणादायक
pra-re-na-da-ya-k
HUMagyar
erősítő
er-ős-ito
IDBahasa Indonesia
membangunkan
mem-ban-gung-kan
IGIG
nwe
n-we
ITItaliano
edificante
e-difi-kan-te
JA日本語
励まし
mek-a-shi
KKKK
салма
sal-ma
KMKM
ប្រើ
pru
KO한국어
건강하게 하는
geonn-gang-ha-ge ha-neun
MRMR
प्रेरणादायक
pra-re-na-da-ya-k
MSBahasa Melayu
membina
mem-bi-na
MYမြန်မာ
တင်ဆောင်
tin-sa-ung
NLNederlands
opbouwend
op-bou-wen-d
NONorsk
oppbyggende
op-bygge-nde
PAPA
ਪ੍ਰેરક
pra-re-k
PLPolski
nawiązujący
na-vja-zu-w-a-ju-cy
PTPortuguês
edificante
e-difi-kan-te
RORomână
încurajator
in-ku-ra-ja-tor
RUРусский
поучительный
po-u-chit-el-nyy
SVSvenska
uppbyggnad
up-bygg-nad
SWKiswahili
msafiri
m-sa-fi-ri
TAதமிழ்
ஊக்கமூட்டும்
oo-ka-moo-tum
TEతెలుగు
చెలరేపే
che-le-re-pe
THไทย
สร้างแรงบันดาลใจ
sa-at raeng-ban-da-lai
TLTL
mapapalakas
ma-pa-pa-la-kas
TRTürkçe
ilham verici
il-ham ver-i-ci
UKУкраїнська
навчальний
nav-cha-l-nyy
URاردو
تحریک
ta-hri-k
VITiếng Việt
thúc đẩy
thuc-day
YOYO
ṣe
she
ZH中文
鼓舞人心
gǔ wǔ rén xīn
ZUZU
uhlanganisa
ool-an-ga-ni-sa

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