refreshing

  • 11refreshing */ — 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

  • 12refreshing — refreshingly, adv. refreshingness, n. /ri fresh ing/, adj. 1. having the power to restore freshness, vitality, energy, etc.: a refreshing nap. 2. pleasingly fresh or different: a refreshing lack of pretense. [1570 80; REFRESH + ING2] * * * …

    Universalium

  • 13refreshing — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel ▪ find sth ADVERB ▪ extremely, really, very, wonderfully …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 14refreshing — adjective 1) a refreshing drink Syn: invigorating, revitalizing, reviving, restoring, bracing, fortifying, enlivening, inspiriting, stimulating, energizing, exhilarating 2) a refreshing change of direction Syn …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 15refreshing — adjective 1) a refreshing drink Syn: invigorating, revitalizing, reviving, bracing, fortifying, enlivening, stimulating 2) a refreshing change of direction Syn: welcome, stimulating, fresh …

    Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • 16Refreshing — Refresh Re*fresh (r?*fr?sh ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Refreshed} ( fr?sht ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Refreshing}.] [OE. refreshen, refreschen, OF. refreschir (cf. OF. rafraischir, rafreschir, F. rafra?chir); pref. re re + fres fresh. F. frais. See {Fresh} …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 17refreshing — 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

  • 18Refreshing — Re|fre|shing* [ri freʃiŋ] das; s, s &LT;aus engl. refreshing »das Auffrischen« zu to refresh »auffrischen«&GT;: 1. Auffrischung; Erfrischung. 2. periodisch sich wiederholender Schaltzyklus in einem dynamischen Speicher (↑RAM) zur Auffrischung der …

    Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • 19refreshing — [rɪˈfreʃɪŋ] adj 1) making you feel more lively when you have been feeling tired or hot 2) showing approval newer, more interesting, or more exciting than other things that have come before a refreshing change[/ex] refreshingly adv …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 20refreshing — /rəˈfrɛʃɪŋ/ (say ruh freshing) adjective 1. capable of reinvigorating, cooling, restoring energy, etc. 2. interesting because of unique or unusual qualities: *Lucinda found this a refreshing contrast to Crittenden where so often there was&#8230; …