refreshing

1. 1.

   imparting vitality and energy

   “the bracing mountain air”

   Synonymsbracingbriskfreshrefreshfultonic

   Similarinvigorating
2. 2.

   pleasantly new or different

   “common sense of a most refreshing sort”

   Synonymsnovel

   Similarnew

Questions about refreshing

What does refreshing mean?

refreshing means "imparting vitality and energy". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in refreshing?

refreshing has 3 syllables: re-fres-hing. The stress falls on "fres". In IPA it is /ɹɪˈfɹɛʃɪŋ/.

What is another word for refreshing?

Close synonyms include bracing, brisk, fresh, refreshful, tonic. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is refreshing a common word?

refreshing is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.