endearing

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en·dear·ing

(ĕn-dîr′ĭng)

adj.

Inspiring affection or warm sympathy: the endearing charm of a little child.

en·dear′ing·ly adv.

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endearing

(ɪnˈdɪərɪŋ)

adj

giving rise to love or esteem; charming

enˈdearingly adv

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Adj.

endearing - lovable especially in a childlike or naive way

adorable, lovely

lovable, loveable - having characteristics that attract love or affection; "a mischievous but lovable child"

endearing

adjective attractive, winning, pleasing, appealing, sweet, engaging, charming, pleasant, cute, enticing, captivating, lovable, alluring, adorable, winsome, cutesy (informal, chiefly U.S.) She has such an endearing personality.

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Translations

مُحَبِّب

sødvindende

reizend

attachant attendrissant attractif

geîòekkur, aîlaîandi

inntakende vinnende

kendini sevdirensevimli

可亲可爱的讨人喜欢的

endearing

[ɪnˈdɪərɪŋ] ADJ [person, smile] → entrañable, simpático; [characteristic, quality] → atractivo, atrayente; [personality, habit] → encantador
she has a very endearing manner → tiene una manera de ser encantadora

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endearing

[ɪnˈdɪərɪŋ] adj [personality, trait, feature, quality] → attachant(e); [smile] → engageant(e)

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endearing

adj person, quality → liebenswert; habit, trait, manner → nett, liebenswert; smile → gewinnend

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endearing

[ɪnˈdɪərɪŋ] adj (smile) → accattivante; (characteristic, personality) → simpatico/a

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endear

(inˈdiə) verb

to make dear or more dear (to). His loyalty endeared him to me.

enˈdearing adjective

arousing feelings of affection. his endearing innocence.

enˈdearment noun

a word of love.

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A short Conversation between Augusta and her Brother, which I accidentally overheard encreased my dislike to her, and convinced me that her Heart was no more formed for the soft ties of Love than for the endearing intercourse of Freindship.

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The Yankees all turned their gaze toward her resplendent orb, kissed their hands, called her by all kinds of endearing names.

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She fondled my nose with her hand, and talked to me, and called me endearing names - which is her way - but she caressed with the same hand all the time.

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"I hate this business!" complained Tom, after having been knelt to by the Indian's wife and child, who called him the "preserver" and other endearing titles of the same kind.

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Comcomly made his people perform antics before them; and his wives and daughters endeavored, by all the soothing and endearing arts of women, to find favor in their eyes.

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With such a regard for her, indeed, as his had long been, a regard founded on the most endearing claims of innocence and helplessness, and completed by every recommendation of growing worth, what could be more natural than the change?

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When he acted toward her gently, she could see that it was merely mechanical, just as she was well aware that the endearing terms he used, the endearing caresses he gave, were only habitual.

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And so she fell to murmuring and cooing over the girl again, and softly stroking her face and hair, and kissing her and calling her by endearing names; but there was scarcely sign of response now in the glazing eyes.

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