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endearing

[ en-deer-ing ]

/ ɛnˈdɪər ɪŋ /

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adjective

tending to make dear or beloved.

manifesting or evoking affection: an endearing smile.

Origin of endearing

First recorded in 1615–25; endear + -ing²

OTHER WORDS FROM endearing

en·dear·ing·ly, adverb self-en·dear·ing, adjective un·en·dear·ing, adjective un·en·dear·ing·ly, adverb

Words nearby endearing

endarterium, endaural, endbrain, endcap, endear, endearing, endearment, endeavor, endeavour, endecott, endemic

Example sentences from the Web for endearingly

The story of how it was orchestrated—by co-star Julianna Margulies, no less—has been endearingly documented.

Josh Charles on Life After ‘The Good Wife’ and His Insane Movie ‘Bird People’ |Kevin Fallon |September 13, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
LEGO has succeeded in convincing itself and its public that its brand is endearingly and refreshingly neutral.

Why It Took LEGO So Long to Get the Memo: Girls Like Science, Too |Samantha Allen |August 6, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Hello, Susan Patton aka the endearingly self-named Princeton Mom.

Dear Princeton Mom, Stop Telling Me To Husband-Hunt |Emily Shire |February 14, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Also, did I mention they feature (endearingly) neurotic protagonists?

Curtis Sittenfeld: How I Write |Noah Charney |June 26, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

Despite—and probably because of—your endearingly naked hucksterism, we have always found you likable.

Donald Trump’s Latest Challenge to Obama Renders Him Irrelevant |Lloyd Grove |October 24, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Yet at once, and so endearingly, with the air of an elder sister, Mrs. Austen resumed the maternal functions.

The Paliser case |Edgar Saltus
In tears, I was embracing his feet; he rose and blessed me endearingly.

Autobiography of a YOGI |Paramhansa Yogananda
She presented as endearingly natural a figure, I thought, as any man could seek or imagine.

The Thing from the Lake |Eleanor M. Ingram
My mother now represented the one interest that held me nobly and endearingly to life.

The Two Destinies |Wilkie Collins
Never was the personal character of poet so strongly and endearingly exhibited in his song.

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 347, September, 1844 |Various

British Dictionary definitions for endearingly

endearing

/ (ɪnˈdɪərɪŋ) /

adjective

giving rise to love or esteem; charming

Derived forms of endearing

endearingly, adverb