Beloved vs Endearment - What's the difference?
beloved | endearment |
The act or process of endearing, of causing (something or someone) to be loved or to be the object of affection.
* 1913 , , The Vision Splendid , ch. 20:
The state or characteristic of being endeared.
* 1855 , , North and South , ch. 38:
An expression of affection.
* 1902 , , The Conqueror , ch. 18:
As nouns the difference between beloved and endearment
is that beloved is (poetic) while endearment is the act or process of endearing, of causing (something or someone) to be loved or to be the object of affection.As an adjective beloved
is (poetic).endearment
English
Alternative forms
* indearmentNoun
(en noun)- Every step of that walk led Jeff deeper into an excursion of endearment . It was amazingly true that he trod beside her an acknowledged friend, a secret lover.
- He could not forget the fond and earnest look that had passed between her and some other man—the attitude of familiar confidence, if not of positive endearment .
- When they were alone he called him "my boy," an endearment he never gave another.
