endearing
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3.5
- adjective
- /ɪnˈdɪrɪŋ/
- I found his shy smile to be very endearing, revealing his gentle nature.
- the most endearing
- endearing qualities
- less endearing
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Watch on YouTubeYour words of love and endearing sentiment make me cry.
- Your words of love and endearing sentiment make me cry.
- And anyone who meets Harvey, he's so endearing and innocent.
- I think it's endearing and human.
- I just like they're endearing to me when, when they perform really well.
- People may find this realistic approach to life endearing, and they may enjoy watching for that reason.
- Not an endearing way to get along within a family, clearly.
- And it is like, the most captivating, endearing thing.
- And I played a brand of football that at that time made me endearing to people who really just love the game.
- The difference between quirky and crazy because one of them is quite attractive, endearing.
- There is something almost flirtatious and endearing and attractive just about all the different expressions he's using.
- In fact, they may even be more enticing and endearing because they're often quite charming, charismatic, confident, attractive, successful.
- If he's saying it in in a endearing way, that's my B, right?
- I'm like just he has like these these very endearing autistic outbreaks, which I love him for.
Examples
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There was something endearing about all the guy stuff all over the place.
Fiction book (1993) -
Such an endearing human trait.
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But it's told in a very endearing human way.
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And I found that so endearing, Real endearing guy as well.
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I think it's endearing and human.
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People may find this realistic approach to life endearing, and they may enjoy watching for that reason.
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It's one of your most endearing qualities.
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If I may be so bold, you two make a rather endearing couple.
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Indeed, this drive to improve is one of their more distinctive and endearing characteristics.
Academic text (2005) -
It makes him very endearing, you know, because he remembers things about you and about the world.
Synonyms
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1.0
Very pleasant to look at or to be with
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1.1
Kind and gentle in a way that makes others comfortable
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1.0
Pleasant and attractive in a way that people like
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1.0
Very cute in a way that makes people love it
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2.3
Makes people like it, for example a friendly smile or a new idea
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1.3
A person or animal that people like because they are kind
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3.7
Very attractive in a way that feels like magic
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1.0
Easy to like and care about because of kind or funny actions
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7.8
Pleasant and charming in a simple, innocent way
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8.0
Very pleasant and attractive in an informal, friendly way
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9.9
Warm and gentle in a way that makes people want to care for it
Antonyms
How Endearing
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Endearing comes from the verb endear, built from en- meaning 'make' and dear meaning 'precious' or 'beloved'. So, to be endearing is to 'make dear', which is why an endearing person or thing makes you feel affection or fondness.