endearing

[ en-deer-ing ]

/ ɛnˈdɪər ɪŋ /

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adjective

tending to make dear or beloved.

manifesting or evoking affection: an endearing smile.

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Origin of endearing

First recorded in 1615–25; endear + -ing²

OTHER WORDS FROM endearing

en·dear·ing·ly, adverbself-en·dear·ing, adjectiveun·en·dear·ing, adjectiveun·en·dear·ing·ly, adverb

Words nearby endearing

end brush, end bulb, endcap, end-consumer, endear, endearing, endearment, endeavor, endeavors, endeavour, Endecott

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How to use endearing in a sentence

A slightly different, even more endearing, version of Ted appears in the show’s pilot.
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Delmarva is an unusual and endearing place, and few have embraced its quirks the way Carrie Samis has.
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It’s very endearing to see how exposed humans are on this little fragile miracle of a planet.
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The show’s fictional protagonist, Sheila Rubin, is a far less endearing character.
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Hicks is an endearing but clumsy artist, so perhaps the masonry of his arch is just bad painting.
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It is what I (sometimes) find endearing about the whole affair.
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When a candidates flaws are seen as an endearing part of who they are, scandal can make them more attractive, Gergen argued.
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Perhaps, in the spirit of Holden Caulfield, she should have found a way to make her depression endearing?
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This thinking can seem innocent and endearing in children; if you will it, it will be.
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Of course, it did take the candidate five takes to get that endearing take.
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Her eyes were as they had been that day near this selfsame spot years before, kind and endearing.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
Susannah Chressham looked at her, thinking of nothing but the frail and endearing beauty she saw.
The Rake's Progress|Marjorie Bowen
As I was the youngest of the party, he received me with the most endearing familiarity.
Ernest Linwood|Caroline Lee Hentz
Not one was so often repeated or so endearing as 'Guy's baby!
The Heir of Redclyffe|Charlotte M. Yonge
Finally he arose, extending his hand with that winning frankness so endearing to all.
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British Dictionary definitions for endearing

endearing

/ (ɪnˈdɪərɪŋ) /

adjective

giving rise to love or esteem; charming

Derived forms of endearing

endearingly, adverb

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