/ Dictionary / Index E encouragement: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: en•cour•age•ment Pronunciation: (en-kûr'ij-munt, -kur'-), [key] — n. the act of encouraging. the state of being encouraged. something that encourages: Praise is the greatest encouragement. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: encouragement (Thesaurus) encourage encrimson Related Content Daily Word Quiz: cetacean Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language