endearment

Noun

Meaning

The act of endearing or the state of being endeared; also, that which manifests, excites, or increases, affection.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

love ardor caress care desire feeling worship friendship nickname passion attachment sentiment affinity devotion affection
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Antonyms

loathing detestation spite horror anger hate
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Hypernyms

kindness benignity

Related terms

dear

Examples

And as a bird each fond endearment tries To tempt its new-fledg'd offspring to the skies, He tried each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter worlds, and led the way. Oliver Goldsmith

Why are terms of endearment always food? Honey, cookie, sugar, pumpkin. Its not like caring about someone is enough to actually sustain you. Jodi Picoult

My husband calls me a ginger every single day of my life, so that I'm completely used to it, and I've come to see it as a term of endearment. Jayma Mays

Until I was nine years old I thought 'cunt' was a term of endearment. Pete Doherty

Because I've got a lot more terms of endearment to use. Honey pie. Sugarplum. Bread pudding." "Why are they all high-calorie foods? Richelle Mead

My aunt used to call me light bulb head because my head is small at the bottom and bigger at the top. But it was a term of endearment. Tyra Banks

Close letter words and terms

endearing person endearingly endearingness endeavor endeavor diligently on endeavor earnestly on