endearing
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endearing
- /ɪnˈdɪəɹɪŋ/ UK
- /ɛn-/ UK
- /ɪnˈdɪɹɪŋ/ US
Rhymes with -ɪəɹɪŋ
adjective more endearing · most endearing
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Inspiring affection or love, often in a childlike way.
[…] I dare not call him father, nor he, without shame, own me as his issue, I being illegitimate, and therefore deprived of that endearing tenderness and unparalleled satisfaction which a good man finds in the love and conversation of a parent.
Similar: cute · Opposite: unendearing
noun endearings
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Synonym of endearment.
It was arms around, and perpetual endearings, and all that I had missed for a weary twelve-month.
Similar: endearment
verb
- present participle and gerund of endear
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: adorable, lovable, lovely, pleasant, enjoyable, nice, friendly, likable, sympathetic, agreeable, wile, tying, hooking, sympatric, attaching, loveable
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adj inspiring affection or love
| Español | tierno, encantador, enternecedor, atractivo, atrayente, entrañable |
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| Français | attendrissant |
| Deutsch | niedlich |
| Italiano | tenero, gentile, caro, carino |
| Română | înduioșător, duios, înduioșătoare, duioasă |
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