Endearing

//ɪnˈdɪəɹɪŋ// adj, noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of endearment.

    "It was arms around, and perpetual endearings, and all that I had missed for a weary twelve-month."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of endear. form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    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."

Adjective
  1. 1
    lovable especially in a childlike or naive way wordnet

Synonyms

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adorablecuteendearmentlovablelovely

Example

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"Despite her hard exterior, she had a certain vulnerability that made her quite endearing."

Etymology

From endear + -ing.

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