Endearment

Pronunciation varies by accent · noun

Meaning

The act or process of endearing, of causing (something or someone) to be loved or to be the object of affection..

Definitions by Sense

1. The act or process of endearing, of causing (something or someone) to be loved or to be the object of affection.
2. The state or characteristic of being endeared.
3. An expression of affection.

Example Sentences

Every step of that walk led Jeff deeper into an excursion of endearment. It was amazingly true that he trod beside her an acknowledged friend, a secret lover.

He could not forget the fond and earnest look that had passed between her and some other man—the attitude of familiar confidence, if not of positive endearment.

When they were alone he called him "my boy," an endearment he never gave another.

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• endearments
• indearment

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