uplifting

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I think it is uplifting to hear that many of the participants found value in tracking protection.

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Quick take

The act of something being lifted upward.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of uplifting gathered in one view.

noun

The act of something being lifted upward.

adjective

Improving the mood; causing cheerfulness.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for uplifting.

noun

The act of something being lifted upward.

adjective

Improving the mood; causing cheerfulness.

Example sentences

I think it is uplifting to hear that many of the participants found value in tracking protection.

Sorry to point this out, but the uplifting character of this story only really applies if this action actually helped the trapped man.

Bucky's warm and uplifting letter arrived about six months after I first showed him my small sculpture.

Pretty uplifting message for a guy's last day on the job...

They were speaking to what they wanted in terms of the experience of having a new hire at the office: a positive, uplifting, energizing experience.

He's a great, skilled writer, but uplifting he definitely is not.

I usually read uplifting and inspiration go-getter startup posts and articles on firstround or HN to get me going in the morning.

I'm not saying they're positive and uplifting, but I wouldn't consider them negative!

Neither of those two sentences are positive and uplifting.

It's not something I found to be beautiful, uplifting, or pleasant.

One issue I have with posts like this, however awesome/uplifting/well-intentioned they may be, is that they attempt to generalize mostly anecdotal evidence to general advice.

This is very touching and very uplifting.

Quote examples

Note: said comments may not be considered "uplifting."

“Suffer not a _ to live.” Really that’s just such an uplifting message.

But when I look back over my twenties I don't find myself wishing I had worked more hours on my startup." [1] Perhaps not "uplifting" on the surface of it, but it had a rather profound impact on me nonetheless when I stumbled across it about three years ago.