Standard Lemma guide

reassuring

adj · noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ɹiːəˈʃɔːɹɪŋ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: R IY2 AH0 SH UH1 R IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

That reassures; causing or restoring comfort or confidence.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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2

noun

Meaning 2

reassurance

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

verb

Meaning 3

present participle and gerund of reassure

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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4

adjective

Meaning 4

restoring confidence and relieving anxiety

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a very reassuring remark

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: unreassuring

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: rauhoittava — that reassures; causing comfort or confidence
  • French: rassurant — that reassures; causing comfort or confidence
  • German: ermutigend — that reassures; causing comfort or confidence
  • German: beruhigend — that reassures; causing comfort or confidence
  • German: bestätigend — that reassures; causing comfort or confidence
  • Greek: καθησυχαστικός (kathisychastikós) — that reassures; causing comfort or confidence
  • Hungarian: biztató — that reassures; causing comfort or confidence
  • Hungarian: megnyugtató — that reassures; causing comfort or confidence
  • Italian: tranquillizzato — that reassures; causing comfort or confidence
  • Italian: tranquillizzante — that reassures; causing comfort or confidence
  • Italian: rassicurante — that reassures; causing comfort or confidence
  • Japanese: 心強い (kokorozuyoi) — that reassures; causing comfort or confidence
  • Norman: rasseûthant — that reassures; causing comfort or confidence
  • Spanish: reconfortante — that reassures; causing comfort or confidence
  • Spanish: tranquilizador — that reassures; causing comfort or confidence