bracing
adjective
[ ˈbreɪsɪŋ ]
• fresh and invigorating.
• "the bracing sea air"
Similar:
invigorating,
refreshing,
stimulating,
energizing,
exhilarating,
enlivening,
reviving,
restorative,
rejuvenating,
revitalizing,
vitalizing,
rousing,
fortifying,
strengthening,
healthy,
healthful,
health-giving,
salubrious,
beneficial,
tonic,
salutary,
fresh,
brisk,
crisp,
cool,
keen,
pick-me-up,
inspiriting,
• (of a support) serving to brace a structure.
• "bracing struts"
brace
verb
• make (a structure) stronger or firmer with wood, iron, or other forms of support.
• "the posts were braced by lengths of timber"
Similar:
support,
shore up,
prop up,
hold up,
buttress,
carry,
bear,
underpin,
strengthen,
reinforce,
fortify,
underprop,
• prepare (oneself) for something difficult or unpleasant.
• "both stations are bracing themselves for job losses"
Similar:
prepare,
get ready,
make ready,
gear up,
nerve,
steel,
galvanize,
gird,
strengthen,
fortify,
bolster,
buttress,
psych oneself up,
Origin:
Middle English (as a verb meaning ‘clasp, fasten tightly’): from Old French bracier ‘embrace’, from brace ‘two arms’, from Latin bracchia, plural of bracchium ‘arm’, from Greek brakhiōn .
