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Endearing vs Infamous - What's the difference?

endearing | infamous |

As adjectives the difference between endearing and infamous

is that endearing is inspiring love or affection, in a childlike way while infamous is having a bad reputation, disreputable; of bad report; notoriously vile; detestable; widely known, especially for something bad.

As a verb endearing

is .

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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    infamous

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • having a bad reputation, disreputable; of bad report; notoriously vile; detestable; widely known, especially for something bad
    • He was an infamous traitor.
    He was an infamous perjurer.
  • causing infamy; disgraceful
    • This infamous deed tarnishes all involved.
  • (archaic) in England / Great Britain, a judicial punishment which deprived the infamous person of certain rights; this included a prohibition against holding public office, exercising the franchise, receiving a public pension, serving on a jury, or giving testimony in a court of law.

    • Derived terms

    * infamously * infamousness * infamy

    References

    * Oxford English Dictionary