endearment
11endearment — en|dear|ment [ınˈdıəmənt US ınˈdır ] n [U and C] actions or words that express your love for someone ▪ nicknames and other terms of endearment …
12endearment — noun (C) an action or word that expresses your love for someone: whispering endearments to her | term of endearment (=a way you address someone you love) …
13endearment — noun Date: 1610 1. a word or an act (as a caress) expressing affection 2. the act or process of endearing …
14endearment — /en dear meuhnt/, n. 1. the act of endearing. 2. the state of being endeared. 3. something that endears; an action or utterance showing affection: to murmur endearments. [1605 15; ENDEAR + MENT] * * * …
15endearment — noun affection …
16endearment — Synonyms and related words: artful endearments, bait, baited trap, blandishments, caress, charm, come on, decoy, decoy duck, drawcard, drawing card, ground bait, honeyed words, hook, lure, pat, snare, soft words, sweet nothings, sweet talk, trap …
17endearment — en|dear|ment [ ın dırmənt ] noun count a word or phrase that you say to someone you love, for example DARLING or SWEETHEART …
18endearment — n. affection, fondness; esteem, regard …
19endearment — noun love or affection. ↘an affectionate or loving word or phrase …
20endearment — n. 1. Endearing, attaching, attachment, making dear. 2. Fondness, tenderness, attachment, love, tender affection, close tie, fond attachment. 3. Caressing, caress, blandishment, fondling …