refreshing
refreshing
Definition
re·fresh·ing (-iŋ)
adjective
- that refreshes
- pleasingly new or different
re·fresh′·ingly adverb
refreshing
Synonyms
refreshing
modif.
Bracing
invigorating, rousing, exhilarating; see stimulating.Novel
fresh, delightful, extraordinary, like a breath of fresh air; see original 2, unusual 1, 2.
refreshing
Usage Examples
Adjective complement with noun phrase
- find: I found this novel incredibly refreshing; Walsh has treated the subject with subtlety and clarity.
Infinitive complement
- hear: Often heard on radio, it was most refreshing to hear it in live performance.
- see: It is refreshing to see someone who can actually present a reasoned argument.
- read: What was also refreshing to read in his report was his obvious awareness of the practicalities or otherwise of whatever was being discussed.
- find: However, it's quite refreshing to find such a tiny ensemble who feel pretty well-defined from the off.
- know: It's refreshing to know that some things don't change.
- meet: It is so refreshing to meet young people in Scotland who are energized and inspired about being in business.
Modifies a noun
- acidity: The wine is supple and balanced with refreshing, clean acidity.
- breeze: However cool, refreshing sea breezes provide for a pleasant climate even in the high season.
- dip: Enjoy a refreshing dip in the inviting swimming pool or simply relax with a cool drink at the poolside bar.
- honesty: Where anxious members see falling membership figures, I see a refreshing honesty about how many paid-up members the party actually has.
- cocktail: Pick your own lemons and enjoy a cool refreshing cocktail on the upper terrace whilst watching the mountain red sunsets.
- scent: Always a favorite because of the refreshing scent the whole plant carries.
Modifying Another Word
- deliciously: On arrival I was welcomed with a deliciously refreshing drink at my hotel all complements of Travel Center Clapham.
- wonderfully: It's reminiscent of the Philip Marlowe style stories and wonderfully refreshing.
- delightfully: Cameron Highlands At an altitude of about 1,500 m ( 4,950 ft ), Malaysia's best-known hill station is delightfully refreshing.
- remarkably: Yet Turl Street's offering this year was, on the whole, remarkably refreshing.
- incredibly: Which in itself, along with the music, is an incredibly refreshing, enjoyable experience.
- hugely: It is hugely refreshing to see a developer taking steps to do something different, in both style and gameplay.
Used with adjective complement
- find: There are no opinions here, just the truth, which I'm sure you'll find refreshing.
Browse dictionary entries near refreshing
- refresher course
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- refresh
- refrangible
- refrain
- refractory
- refractor
- refractometer
- refractive index
- refraction
- refreshment
- refried beans
- refrigerant
- refrigerate
- refrigeration
- refrigerator
- refrigerator car
- refringent
- reft
- refuel
