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Definition of uplifting adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

uplifting

adjective
 
/ˌʌpˈlɪftɪŋ/
 
/ˌʌpˈlɪftɪŋ/
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  1. making you feel happier or giving you more hope
    • an uplifting experience/speech
    Extra Examples
    • It is a warm-hearted and ultimately uplifting movie.
    • a suitably uplifting ending for the film
    • It's a gloriously funny, uplifting romantic comedy.
    • The aroma can be uplifting and invigorating.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • feel
    • find something
    adverb
    • incredibly
    • really
    • very
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See uplifting in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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