- Serving to refresh.
- Pleasantly fresh and different: "common sense of a most refreshing sort" (William Raspberry).
Dictionary:
re·fresh·ing (rĭ-frĕsh'ĭng) ![]() |
| Food and Nutrition: refreshing |
A process used by cooks when preparing vegetables. After the vegetables have been cooked, cold water is poured over them to preserve the colour; they are then reheated before serving.
| Thesaurus: refreshing |
adjective
| WordNet: refreshing |
The adjective has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1:
imparting vitality and energy
Synonyms: bracing, brisk, energizing, energising, fresh, refreshful, tonic
Meaning #2:
pleasantly novel or different
Synonym: novel
| Translations: Refreshing |
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - forfriskende, velgørende
Nederlands (Dutch)
verfrissend, plezierig want oprecht of verrassend
Français (French)
adj. - rafraîchissant, réparateur, original
Deutsch (German)
adj. - erfrischend, wohltuend
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - δροσιστικός, αναψυκτικός, ανανεωτικός, αναζωογονητικός, ζωογόνος, ευχάριστος
Italiano (Italian)
rinfrescante, ristoratore, gradevole, piacevole
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - refrescante, repousante, interessante
Русский (Russian)
освежающий, свежий
Español (Spanish)
adj. - refrescante, reconfortante
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - uppfriskande
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
使清爽的, 爽快的, 有精神的
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 使清爽的, 爽快的, 有精神的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 상쾌한, 개운한, 참신한
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 元気づける, さわやかな, 清清しい, 新鮮でおもしろい
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) منشط, منعش
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - מרענן, מעניין, נדיר
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