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endearing

adj
/ɪnˈdɪəɹɪŋ/UK/ɪnˈdɪɹɪŋ/US

Etymology

From endear + -ing.

  1. inherited from *diurijaz✻ — “dear, precious, expensive”
  2. inherited from *diurī✻
  3. inherited from dīere — “of great value or excellence, expensive, beloved”
  4. inherited from dere
  5. prefixed as endear — “en + dear”
  6. suffixed as endearing — “endear + ing”

Definitions

  1. Inspiring affection or love, often in a childlike way.

    • But the humorous look of children is perhaps the most endearing of all the bonds that hold the Cosmos together.

  2. Synonym of endearment.

    • It was arms around, and perpetual endearings, and all that I had missed for a weary twelve-month.

  3. present participle and gerund of endear.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA