Endearing
/ɪnˈdɪəɹɪŋ/ adj, noun, verb
adj, noun, verb ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Synonym of endearment.
"It was arms around, and perpetual endearings, and all that I had missed for a weary twelve-month."
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of endear. form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
- 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 lovable especially in a childlike or naive way wordnet
Example
More examples"Despite her hard exterior, she had a certain vulnerability that made her quite endearing."
Etymology
From endear + -ing.