Antonyms for endearment

Grammar : Noun

Spell : en-deer-muh nt

Phonetic Transcription : ɛnˈdɪər mənt

Definition of endearment

Origin : "act of endearing," 1610s, from endear + -ment. Meaning "obligation of gratitude" is from 1620s; that of "action expressive of love" is from 1702.

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Example sentences :

The home name seemed to add a touch of endearment, and he used it advisedly.
Extract from : « The Nebuly Coat » by John Meade Falkner

“Oh no,” said I, glad to be recognised under any term of endearment.
Extract from : « Tom, Dick and Harry » by Talbot Baines Reed

I could not comprehend a term of endearment applied to such a place.
Extract from : « Deaconesses in Europe » by Jane M. Bancroft

He replied by a mute and energetic pressure to the endearment of his friend.
Extract from : « The Man in the Iron Mask » by Alexandre Dumas, Pere

He was irresistibly impelled to address her with words of endearment.
Extract from : « Sentimental Education, Volume II » by Gustave Flaubert

This silly term of endearment appears to be derived from chick, or my chicken.
Extract from : « Microcosmography » by John Earle

She became an innocent siren, studying ways of bewitchment, of endearment.
Extract from : « Children of the Desert » by Louis Dodge

Every term of endearment has become a catchword, every caress mocks us from the hoardings.
Extract from : « Tea-Table Talk » by Jerome K. Jerome

She caressed the tearful maiden, and every tone was like an endearment.
Extract from : « Love in a Cloud » by Arlo Bates

Words of endearment, addressed by parents to children in arms.
Extract from : « The Comic English Grammar » by Percival Leigh

Synonyms for endearment

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