rareencouragement
nounUK /ˌreər ɪnˈkʌr.ɪdʒ.mənt/
US /ˌrer ɪnˈkɝː.ɪdʒ.mənt/
A rareencouragement is a special kind word that helps someone feel brave when it hardly ever happens.
Getting a rareencouragement from the coach made Mia want to try again.
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2. A small act of support that is hard to find but very meaningful.
The note in her lunchbox was a rareencouragement she kept all year.
3. A moment of cheering that comes only once in a while.
The crowd's rareencouragement gave the shy singer confidence.
4. A special push to keep going that does not happen often.
His teacher's rareencouragement helped him finish the hard puzzle.