| Endear | v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Endeared p. pr. & vb. n. Endearing. ] 1. To make dear or beloved. “To be endeared to a king.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. To raise the price or cost of; to make costly or expensive. [ R. ] King James I. (1618). [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Endearedly | adv. With affection or endearment; dearly. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Endearedness | n. State of being endeared. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Endearing | a. Making dear or beloved; causing love. -- En*dear"ing*ly, adv. [1913 Webster] |
| Endearment | n. The act of endearing or the state of being endeared; also, that which manifests, excites, or increases, affection. “The great endearments of prudent and temperate speech.” Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ] Her first endearments twining round the soul. Thomson. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| 卿 | [qīng, ㄑㄧㄥ, 卿] (old) minister; (old) term of endearment between spouses; thou (poet.) #9,808 [Add to Longdo] |
| 小鬼 | [xiǎo guǐ, ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄟˇ, 小 鬼] (idiom) an endearing term of address to a child; little demon #17,430 [Add to Longdo] |
| 昵称 | [nì chēng, ㄋㄧˋ ㄔㄥ, 昵 称] nickname; diminutive; term of endearment #23,487 [Add to Longdo] |
| 情话 | [qíng huà, ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ, 情 话 / 情 話] terms of endearment; words of love #28,147 [Add to Longdo] |
| 谈情说爱 | [tán qíng shuō ài, ㄊㄢˊ ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄨㄛ ㄞˋ, 谈 情 说 爱 / 談 情 說 愛] to discuss passion and talk of love (成语 saw); to express love with terms of endearment; billing and cooing #38,390 [Add to Longdo] |
| 玉人 | [yù rén, ㄩˋ ㄖㄣˊ, 玉 人] a jade worker; a jade statuette; a beautiful person; (term of endearement) #63,675 [Add to Longdo] |
| 爱称 | [ài chēng, ㄞˋ ㄔㄥ, 爱 称 / 愛 稱] term of endearment; pet name; diminutive #68,723 [Add to Longdo] |
| 坏包儿 | [huài bāo r, ㄏㄨㄞˋ ㄅㄠ ㄦ˙, 坏 包 儿 / 壞 包 兒] rascal; rogue; little devil (term of endearment) [Add to Longdo] |
| 可愛げがない | [かわいげがない, kawaigeganai] (exp, adj-i) charmless; lacking charm; not adorable; unendearing; not very nice at all [Add to Longdo] |
| 甘い言葉 | [あまいことば, amaikotoba] (exp) (See おだて) alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery; cajolery [Add to Longdo] |
| 給う;賜う | [たまう, tamau] (v5u) (1) (arch) to receive; (2) to grant; to bestow; to award; (3) (male) semi-polite or endearing auxiliary verb indicating reception by the speaker (suffixed to the -masu stem of another verb) [Add to Longdo] |
| 紅顔可憐 | [こうがんかれん, kougankaren] (n, adj-na) youthful and endearing; rosy-cheeked and sweet [Add to Longdo] |
| 重愛 | [じゅうあい, juuai] (n) endearment [Add to Longdo] |
| 小父 | [おじ, oji] (n) (used with suffix -san or -sama) endearing term for unrelated older man; (with suffix -san) term used by a child to address unrelated adult male [Add to Longdo] |
| 小母 | [おば, oba] (n) (uk) (used with suffix -san or -sama) endearing term for unrelated older woman; (with suffix -san) term used by a child to address unrelated adult female [Add to Longdo] |
| 天涯比隣 | [てんがいひりん, tengaihirin] (exp) a great distance does not detract from the feeling (relationship) of endearment; feeling as though a dear one faraway were living in one's close neighborhood [Add to Longdo] |
