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单词 endearment
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endearment

(ɪndɪəʳmənt)
Word forms: plural endearments
variable noun
An endearment is a loving or affectionate word or phrase that you say to someone you love.
No term of endearment crossed their lips.
...flattering endearments.
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endearment in British English

(ɪnˈdɪəmənt)
noun
1. 
something that endears, such as an affectionate utterance
2. 
the act or process of endearing or the condition of being endeared

endearment in American English

(ɛnˈdɪrmənt; ɪnˈdɪrmənt)
noun
1. 
an endearing or being endeared; affection
2. 
a word or act expressing affection

Examples of 'endearment' in a sentence
endearment

It was the first time she had used the endearment, and Rupert responded to it by taking her in his arms.
Melville, Anne THE HARDIE INHERITANCE (2001)
The endearment frightened her even more than the strange preoccupation on his face had done.
Erskine, Barbara MIDNIGHT IS A LONELY PLACE (2001)
In the McGuire, Katz and Hotchkiss households the same exchange, give or take an endearment, took place.
Clive Barker THE GREAT AND SECRET SHOW (2001)
The endearment set off another wave of warmth in her, another petal unfolding deep inside her.
Elizabeth Lowell WHERE THE HEART IS (2001)
1 (noun) 
Definition
an affectionate word or phrase
She was always using endearments like `darling' and `sweetheart'.
Synonyms
loving word
sweet talk
sweet nothing
term of affection
affectionate utterance
2 (noun) 
His favourite term of endearment was `baby'.
Synonyms
affection
She thought of him with affection.
feeling
I never lost my feeling for you.
love
Our love for each other has been increased by what we've been through together.
warmth
He greeted us both with warmth.
attachment
I feel a strong attachment to my home town.
tenderness
She smiled, politely, rather than with tenderness.
fondness
a great fondness for children

Additional synonyms

in the sense of attachment
Definition
affection or regard for
I feel a strong attachment to my home town.
Synonyms
fondness,
liking,
feeling,
love,
relationship,
regard,
bond,
friendship,
attraction,
loyalty,
affection,
devotion,
fidelity,
affinity,
tenderness,
reverence,
predilection,
possessiveness,
partiality,
aroha (New Zealand)
in the sense of feeling
Definition
capacity for sympathy or affection
I never lost my feeling for you.
Synonyms
ardour,
love,
care,
affection,
warmth,
tenderness,
fondness,
fervour
in the sense of fondness
a great fondness for children
Synonyms
devotion,
love,
affection,
warmth,
attachment,
kindness,
tenderness,
care,
aroha (New Zealand)

Nearby words of
endearment

  • endanger
  • endear
  • endearing
  • endearment
  • endeavour
  • ended
  • endemic

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