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refreshing

refreshing

120 3.0
New or different in a way that feels pleasant and cheerful
  • adjective
  • /rɪˈfrɛʃɪŋ/
: renovador
  • Sipping on the refreshing lemonade on a hot day was a perfect way to cool down.

And that is some nice refreshing cold Arrowhead water.

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Examples

  • Most soda commercials make the soda look crisp, refreshing and full of bubbles.

  • It kind of has this really refreshing minty scent and I just love it.

  • So this was a really refreshing little thing to get.

  • I think it's really refreshing and it does say summer.

  • Wow, it's so refreshing and look at that color.

  • All right, that was refreshing, but not too refreshing.

  • And that is some nice refreshing cold Arrowhead water.

  • But I also think that's more refreshing than a fizzy sweet drink.

  • After a long hike, the cool breeze was truly refreshing and made us feel alive again.

  • The refreshing smell of the ocean breeze lifted our spirits as we walked along the shore.

Synonyms

fresh
vsrefreshing
79 1.0

Feeling rested and ready to work

adds a pleasant new or different quality beyond simple rest
invigorating
vsrefreshing
19 4.4

Making you feel more energetic and alive

is milder and also emphasizes pleasant newness or cheerfulness
renewing
vsrefreshing
3 3.7

Giving new life and energy to people or things

leans more toward an immediate pleasant change rather than gradual renewal
revitalizing
vsrefreshing
  • US
2 4.3

Something that makes a person or thing feel stronger and more energetic

is more about pleasant novelty and cheerfulness than physical restoration
reviving
vsrefreshing
1 3.6

Giving new energy and making someone feel awake again

tends to highlight pleasant new feeling rather than recovery from weakness
enlivening
vsrefreshing
1 4.8

Giving something more energy and excitement

focuses more on pleasant newness and cheerfulness rather than only liveliness
rejuvenative
vsrefreshing
1 6.6

Making people or things look and feel younger

focuses more on pleasant novelty and cheer rather than youthfulness

Antonyms

169 1.3

Not interesting or lively

6 3.5

Not interesting or exciting

Compounds

A cold blended drink made from fruit that cools you and reduces thirst

How Refreshing

bracing
8 3.9
novel
74 5.1
refreshing
120 3.0
different
575 2.0
familiar
774 1.0

Surface Forms

refreshing positive

Morphology

refreshing = refresh (transparent) = refresh + ing

The adjective is a regular participial/adjectival form of the verb 'refresh' and its meaning is directly derived from that verb.

Etymology

The word refreshing comes from the parts re- 'again' and fresh 'new' or 'cool', so it means 'make fresh again'. This gives a clear image: a new idea or a cool breeze feels pleasantly new and different, which is why we call that feeling refreshing.