endearing
pronunciation
How to pronounce endearing in British English:
UK [ɪnˈdɪərɪŋ]
How to pronounce endearing in American English:
US [ɪnˈdɪrɪŋ]
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- Adjective:
- lovable especially in a childlike or naive way
Word Origin
- endearing (adj.)
- 1660s, present participle adjective from endear. Related: Endearingly.
Example
- 1. An endearing , small winged ox ( luke 's symbol ) watches from his perch on a curtain rod as luke writes his text .
- 2. Just last week , 10-year-old sophia bailey-klugh wrote and illustrated an endearing letter to u. s. president barack obama and , as the daughter of a gay couple , thanked him for supporting same-sex marriage .
- 3. The exhibition 's most endearing object , a child 's carriage in the shape of a pumpkin that would have been pulled along by pet sheep , introduces the section on palaces .
- 4. The pointed yet forgiving honesty of mr muhammad ali 's writing and his bumbling , endearing presence onstage seem to have captured the hearts of both local and foreign audiences , bringing him a measure of global fame in his twilight years .