What is "heartened"

Usage examples of "heartened".

Kelsie was so heartened by the success of her desperate hope that she turned to claw again at the pillar behind her, striving to free more such useful bits of rock.

But the very fact that it was able to project so much now heartened her.

Jonathan and been heartened when his reaction had been thoughtful rather than negative.

The trip had exhausted them all, but the sight of Jador heartened them.

The news heartened the lieutenants, who promised to have their troops ready to move on his orders.

What praying Javan did, while they waited for the service to begin, was directed more toward the success of his plans than spiritual enlightenment, but he was heartened to see that at least a part of his prayer had been answered when the elderly and kind Father Stephen entered with the choir to conduct the service.

The sleep that descended upon the prince when Oriel had gone was a gentle, undemanding one, and Javan felt as heartened as he had been in many a week.

The people are heartened to see their archbishop acknowledging the wonder it has been my good fortune to bring.

Despite the futility of their efforts, Marla Karuw was heartened by the sight of the first new building on their ravaged homeworld.

There were likely to be more desperate acts, such as this transporter experiment, but she was heartened to know that her luck was still holding.

Scorrier packing from Cambray he was wonderfully heartened, and went off chuckling to himself.

He rose and went to the door of the room where O-lan was and he called into the crack and the sound of his own voice heartened him a little.