Cohortative adj. Urging onward; encouraging in action.
A cohortative mood expresses a speaker's wish, desire, or invitation for someone else to join in an action. It is often found in languages to express encouragement, persuasion, or enthusiasm towards a particular course of action.
For example, "Let's go!" or "May we succeed!" The term "cohortative" is typically used in the context of linguistic analysis or grammar studies to describe this specific mood or form. Whether in formal settings or casual conversations, using this mood helps create a sense of shared purpose and teamwork.
If you don't feel like being "Cohortative" today choose one-to-three of the following instead:
Amiable, Ameliorative, Amused, Amusing, Ascendant, Auspicious, Beatific, Blissful, Blythe, Blithesome, Boisterous, Bonzer, Brilliant, Buoyant, Carefree, Celebratory, Cheerful, Cheery, Childlike, Chuffed, Chipper, Cock-a-hoop, Coltish, Confelicitous, Content, Contented, Couthie, Crackerjack, Dapatical, Delightful, Delighted, Diverted, Droll, Easygoing, Effulgent, Elated, Enjoyable, Eudaemonistic, Euphoric, Excelsior, Exhilarated, Exuberant, Fain, Fantastic, Festal, Festive, Frabjous, Free, Frolicsome, Fulgent, Fun, Gelastic, Gelogenic, Glad, Gleeful, Good, Good-humoured, Good-natured, Grateful, Gratified, Happy, Happy-go-lucky, Harmonic/Harmonious, Heartsome, Humorous, Hunky-dory, In a good mood, In good spirits, Insouciant, Jiggish, Jocose, Jocoserious, Jocular, Jolif, Jolly, Jovial, Joyful, Joyous, Jubilant, Lepid, Liefly, Light, Light-hearted, Lively, Ludibund, Ludic, Lusory, Mabsoot, Merry, Mirthful, Optimistic, Overjoyed, Panglossian, Peppy, Perky, Playful, Pleasant, Pleased, Positive, Profulgent, Radiant, Rejuvenated, Rejuvenescent, Relaxed, Reviviscent, Rhapsodic, Risible, Rollicking, Sanguine, Satisfied, Shining, Slamin', Sportive, Sprightly, Sunny, Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, Thrilled, Thrilling, Tickled, Twitterpated, Uber, Upbeat, Upbuilding, Uplifted, Uplifting, Vegete, Vibrant, Vitative, Vivacious, Waggish, Weleful, Welsome, Whimsical, Wonderful, Zoetic
"...I couldn't love my cohorts... ...more. I just adore them, and any opportunity to be in a room with them is just a kick in the pants; I love it."
- Janet Varney
Psycholinguistic research shows that using inclusive, group-oriented language - including let's... phrasing - reliably increases people's sense of shared identity and in-group alignment. In experiments on intergroup dynamics, even small shifts toward collective wording make people more likely to see themselves as part of the same team.
Cohortative words can start,
the stalled machine in mind and heart.
With timely push and grounded cheer,
the next step becomes completely clear.
Hear the cohort's voice,
"Let's journey through the unknown",
Unity in choice.