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bracing

bracing

3.9
Fresh cool air that makes you feel full of energy
  • adjective
  • /ˈbreɪsɪŋ/
translation icon : refrescante
  • A bracing shower in the morning helps me wake up and start the day with energy.

I think Bill Buckley was the one who said that the libertarian brew is bracing when sipped and lethal when swallowed whole.

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Examples

  • He has conducted leading orchestras worldwide, and he writes and speaks about music and the arts with bracing eloquence and insight.

  • And that's the way in which Napa Michaels are right and give us a bracing reminder about things where our skepticism is misplaced.

  • So, you know, cold could be miserable, cold could be bracing, cold could be enjoyable at times if you could also warm up.

  • That warm and bracing and look, you know, serendipitous.

  • I think Bill Buckley was the one who said that the libertarian brew is bracing when sipped and lethal when swallowed whole.

  • The bracing wind on the beach made us feel alive and energized.

  • She took a deep breath of the bracing mountain air, feeling instantly refreshed.

Synonyms

fresh
vsbracing
134 1.0

Feeling rested and ready to work

is not tied to recovery from rest but gives immediate invigorating energy
exhilarating
vsbracing
50 4.6

Making you feel very happy and full of energy

is milder and focuses on physical invigoration rather than high emotional excitement
brisk
vsbracing
10 3.7

Weather or air that feels cool and refreshes you

is about a sharp invigorating feeling rather than active stimulation
tonic
vsbracing
4 5.5

Giving a feeling of energy and health

is more about external quick stimulation than internal restorative well being
refreshing
vsbracing
1 2.6

Giving a pleasant feeling of new energy

is stronger and more sharply invigorating than a gentle pleasant revival

Antonyms

182 1.3

Not interesting or lively

32 3.1

Not new or interesting because of repetition

How Invigorating

exhilarating
50 4.6
invigorating
9 4.4
bracing
3.9
refreshing
1 2.6

Surface Forms

bracing positive

Morphology

bracing = brace (transparent) = brace + ing

A standard adjectival/participial formation from the verb 'brace' meaning 'to make invigorated or steady', so the adjective's meaning is directly derivable.

Etymology

Bracing comes from brace, a word tied to the idea of an 'arm' and seen in familiar words like bracelet. Think of a strong arm giving you a quick wake-up — that's why 'bracing' air or weather feels fresh, strengthening, and energizing.