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inspirational

/ˌɪnspəˈɹeɪʃənəl/

inspirational adjective: having the ability to inspire.

Adjective

inspirational (comparative more inspirational, superlative most inspirational)

  1. Having the ability to inspire.
    • Near-synonym: motivational
    Synonyms:
    motivational

Noun

inspirational (plural inspirationals)

  1. A book or article intended to inspire people with positive feelings.
    • She is the author of fifteen books for children, and her inspirationals have appeared in numerous magazines […]2012, Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Chicken Soup for the Christian Woman's Soul
    • “All right, then,” Mel said. “Let's fill in the bestsellers, the inspirationals, and some of the children's books.”2014, Diane O'Key, Beyond Words

inspirational meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali

inspirational in Hindi

प्रेरणादायी, प्रेरणादायक

inspirational in Marathi

प्रेरणादायी

inspirational in Urdu

الہامی, کشفی

inspirational in Bengali

অনুপ্রেরণামূলক, অনুপ্রেরণাদায়ক
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inspirational in Telugu
స్ఫూర్తిదాయకం
inspirational in Malayalam
പ്രചോദനാത്മകം
inspirational in Kannada
ಸ್ಫೂರ್ತಿದಾಯಕ, ಸ್ಪೂರ್ತಿದಾಯಕ
inspirational in Punjabi
ਪ੍ਰੇਰਣਾਦਾਇਕ, ਪ੍ਰੇਰਨਾਦਾਇਕ
inspirational in Gujarati
પ્રેરણાદાયી, પ્રેરણાદાયક
inspirational in Odia
ପ୍ରେରଣାଦାଯ଼ୀ, ପ୍ରେରଣାଦାଯ଼କ, ଅନୁପ୍ରେରଣାଦାଯ଼କ
inspirational in Nepali
प्रेरणादायी

Examples of inspirational in a sentence

  • What philosophy needs is to be revisioned with a more hopeful, engaged inspirational point of view.
  • So says the inspirational Kenyan proverb extolling the power of Unity.
  • Fred Provo received the Flaherty Award as the football team's most inspirational player.

All 16 example sentences with inspirational

Synonyms of inspirational

Forms of inspirational

Adjective
comparativemore inspirational
superlativemost inspirational
Noun
pluralinspirationals

Origin of inspirational

From inspiration + -al.

Words formed from inspirational

Questions about inspirational

What does inspirational mean?
Inspirational means having the ability to inspire.
What is inspirational in Hindi?
Inspirational in Hindi is प्रेरणादायी, प्रेरणादायक. See Inspirational meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is inspirational?
Inspirational can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce inspirational?
Inspirational is pronounced /ˌɪnspəˈɹeɪʃənəl/.

Words near inspirational in the dictionary

  1. inspirals
  2. inspirate
  3. inspirates
  4. inspiration
  5. inspiration porn
  6. inspirational
  7. inspirationalism
  8. inspirationalist
  9. inspirationalists
  10. inspirationalization
  11. inspirationally

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: inspirational (page history and authors); inspirational (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); inspirational (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); inspirational (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); inspirational (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); inspirational (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); inspirational (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); inspirational (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); inspirational (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); inspirational (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); inspirational (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); inspirational (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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