reassuring

[ ree-uh-shoor-ing, -shur- ]
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adjective
  1. restoring or boosting confidence, certainty, or security:All children deserve safety, comfort, privacy, and reassuring routines.The reassuring news is that the insects don't carry nearly enough of the virus to infect a human.

noun
  1. the act or process of restoring or boosting confidence, certainty, or security:One drawback is that telemedicine does not allow for the physical comforting and reassuring of a patient.

Origin of reassuring

1
First recorded in 1700–10; reassur(e) + -ing2 for the adjective senses; reassur(e) + -ing1 for the noun sense

Other words from reassuring

  • re·as·sur·ing·ly, adverb
  • un·re·as·sur·ing, adjective
  • un·re·as·sur·ing·ly, adverb

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