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Endearing vs Endear - What's the difference?

endearing | endear |

As verbs the difference between endearing and endear

is that endearing is present participle of lang=en while endear is to make (something) more precious or valuable.

As an adjective endearing

is inspiring love or affection, in a childlike way.

As a noun endearing

is endearment.

endearing

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Inspiring love or affection, in a childlike way.
  • Verb

    (head)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • endearment
  • * (Jack London)
  • It was arms around, and perpetual endearings , and all that I had missed for a weary twelve-month.

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    endear

    English

    Alternative forms

    * indear

    Verb

  • (obsolete) To make (something) more precious or valuable.
  • (obsolete) To make (something) more expensive; to increase the cost of.
  • (obsolete) To stress (something) as important; to exaggerate.
  • *, II.18:
  • *:Salvianus Massiliensis this Testimonie, might say, it is now rather deemed a vertue among them.
  • To make (someone) dear or precious.
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