endearment
noun
the act of endearing.
endearments
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pluralof endearment.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Ah, Valentine’s Day … A day for cardiac-themed tokens, embossed endearments and sugary sweet love — or, in other words, conversation hearts.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 14, 2024
“You can even use the person’s terms of endearments in your self-compassion self-talk to marshal in the person’s presence,” Abdullah says.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 9, 2022
Is there anything real or concrete behind these whispered endearments, these blatant displays of affection, this slathered-on score?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2022
He was fond of endearments, like “little child.”
From New York Times ● Oct. 14, 2019
For an hour or two every Thursday, when Jalil came to see her, all smiles and gifts and endearments, Mariam felt deserving of all the beauty and bounty that life had to give.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
