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Endearing

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

adj. Inspiring affection or warm sympathy: the endearing charm of a little child.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

adj. Inspiring love or affection, in a childlike way.

v. Present participle of endear.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

adj. Making dear or beloved; causing love.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

Having a tendency to make dear or beloved; awakening affection: as, endearing qualities.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

adj. lovable especially in a childlike or naive way

Word Usage

"My main problem with "endearing" is that I only see it used by adults talking about children (the AHD usage example is "the endearing charm of a little child") and to use it to talk about children's books betrays the child audience."

Equivalent

lovable loveable

Verb Stem

endear

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

disappearing earring hearing jeering overhearing peering rehearing