Definition of Endearing

1. Adjective. Lovable especially in a childlike or naive way.

Exact synonyms: Adorable, Lovely
Similar to: Lovable, Loveable
Derivative terms: Adorability, Adorableness, Adore, Loveliness

Definition of Endearing

1. a. Making dear or beloved; causing love.

Definition of Endearing

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

2. Verb. (present participle of endear) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Endearing

1. endear [v] - See also: endear

Lexicographical Neighbors of Endearing

endazzle
endazzled
endazzles
endazzling
endbrains
endbud
endbuds
endcap
endcaps
endear
endeared
endearedly
endearedness
endearednesses
endearing
endearingly
endearingness
endearment
endearments
endears
endeavor
endeavor'd
endeavored
endeavorer
endeavorers
endeavoring
endeavorment
endeavors
endeavour

Literary usage of Endearing

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Library of the World's Best Literature: Ancient and Modern by Edward Cornelius Towne (1897)
"BELIEVE ME, IF ALL THOSE Endearing YOUNG CHARMS BELIEVE me, if all those endearing young charms, Which I gaze on so fondly to-day, Were to change by ..."

2. The English Poets: Selections with Critical Introductions by Thomas Humphry Ward (1917)
"Believe me, if all those endearing young charms, Which I gaze on so fondly to-day, Were to change by to-morrow, ..."

3. The American Monthly Magazine (1837)
"Why so endearing Are those dark lustrous eyes, Deeply, sincerely; And more than aught else ... Why so endearing Glows the glad sunny smile As I am nearing; ..."

4. An Introduction to Poetry by Jay Broadus Hubbell, John Owen Beaty (1922)
"BELIEVE ME, IF ALL THOSE Endearing YOUNG CHARMS Believe me, if all those endearing young charms Which I gaze on so fondly to-day, Were to change by ..."

5. The English Poets: Selections with Critical Introductions by Various Writers by Thomas Humphry Ward (1911)
"... if all those endearing young charms, Which I gaze on so fondly to-day, Were to change by to-morrow, and fleet in my arms, Like fairy-gifts fading away, ..."

6. The Edinburgh Literary Journal; Or, Weekly Register of Criticism and Belles by Percy Bysshe Shelley (1830)
"Endearing ! endearing ! Why so endearing Glows the glad sunny smile When I am ... It brightens ! it brightens ! Is ever endearing. Why so endearing Is ..."

7. The Universal Anthology: A Collection of the Best Literature, Ancient by Richard Garnett, Leon Vallée, Alois Brandl (1899)
"Believe me, if all those endearing young charms, Which I gaze on so fondly to-day, Were to change by to-morrow, and fleet in my arms, Like fairy-gifts ..."

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