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endearing
[
en-
deer
-ing
]
Origin
en·dear·ing
/
ɛnˈdɪər
ɪŋ
/
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[
en-
deer
-ing
]
Show IPA
adjective
1.
tending to make dear or beloved.
2.
manifesting or evoking affection:
an endearing smile.
Origin:
1615–25;
endear
+
-ing
2
Related forms
en·dear·ing·ly,
adverb
self-en·dear·ing,
adjective
un·en·dear·ing,
adjective
un·en·dear·ing·ly,
adverb
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en·dear
/
ɛnˈdɪər
/
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[
en-
deer
]
Show IPA
verb (used with object)
1.
to make
dear
,
esteemed, or beloved:
He endeared himself to his friends with his gentle ways.
2.
Obsolete
.
to make costly.
Origin:
1570–80;
en-
1
+
dear
Related forms
un·en·deared,
adjective
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endearing
(ɪnˈdɪərɪŋ)
—
adj
giving rise to love or esteem; charming
endearingly
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
endearing
1660s, from
endear
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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"Woman is fine for her own satisfaction alone. No man will admire her the more, no woman will like her the better for it. Neatness and fashion are enough for the former, and a something of shabbiness or impropriety will be most
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-Jane Austen
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