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Webster 1913 Edition
Endearment
En-dear′ment
,Noun.
The act of endearing or the state of being endeared; also, that which manifests, excites, or increases, affection.
“The great endearments of prudent and temperate speech.” Jer. Taylor.
Her first
endearments
twining round the soul. Thomson.
Webster 1828 Edition
Endearment
ENDE'ARMENT
,Noun.
Her first endearments twining round the soul.
1.
The state of being beloved; tender affection.Definition 2024
endearment
endearment
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Alternative forms
Noun
endearment (plural endearments)
- The act or process of endearing, of causing (something or someone) to be loved or to be the object of affection.
- 1913, William MacLeod Raine, The Vision Splendid, ch. 20:
- 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.
- 1913, William MacLeod Raine, The Vision Splendid, ch. 20:
- The state or characteristic of being endeared.
- 1855, Elizabeth Gaskell, North and South, ch. 38:
- 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.
- 1855, Elizabeth Gaskell, North and South, ch. 38:
- An expression of affection.
- 1902, Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton, The Conqueror, ch. 18:
- When they were alone he called him "my boy," an endearment he never gave another.
- 1902, Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton, The Conqueror, ch. 18:
Synonyms
- (state or characteristic of being endeared): belovedness
- (expression of affection): term of endearment
Related terms
Translations
act or process of endearing
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state of being endeared
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an expression of affection
References
- endearment at OneLook Dictionary Search