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Synonyms for endearment
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : en-deer-muh nt |
Phonetic Transcription : ɛnˈdɪər mənt |
Définition 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.
- noun attachment
- 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
Antonyms for endearment
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