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endearment [ɪnˈdɪəmənt] n
1. something that endears, such as an affectionate utterance 2. the act or process of endearing or the condition of being endeared ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
endearment noun 1. loving word, sweet talk, sweet nothing, term of affection, affectionate utterance She was always using endearments like `darling' and 'sweetheart'. 2. affection, feeling, love, warmth, attachment, tenderness, fondness His favourite term of endearment was `baby'. Translations endearment [ɪnˈdɪəmənt] n to whisper endearments → sussurrare tenerezze term of endearment → vezzeggiativo, appellativo affettuoso endearment [ɪnˈdɪəmənt] n to whisper endearments → sussurrare tenerezze term of endearment → vezzeggiativo, appellativo affettuoso How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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This last endearment was tender as in youth, as in times when hearts were warm - life happy. She had been wont to call me her Virginian as a term of endearment, for she knew that I loved the sound of that beautiful name, made a thousand times more beautiful and hallowed by her dear lips, and as I heard it again after all those long years my eyes became dimmed with tears and my voice choked with emotion. She could not admit even to herself that she loved him, and yet she had permitted him to apply to her that term of endearment and possession to which a Barsoomian maid should turn deaf ears when voiced by other lips than those of her husband or fiance--"my princess. |
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