Endearing

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Endear \En*dear"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Endeared}; p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Endearing}.]
     1. To make dear or beloved. "To be endeared to a king."
        --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  


     2. To raise the price or cost of; to make costly or
        expensive. [R.] --King James I. (1618).
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Endearing \En*dear"ing\, a.
     Making dear or beloved; causing love. -- {En*dear"ing*ly},
     adv.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  endearing
       adj : lovable especially in a childlike or naive way [syn: {adorable},
              {lovely}]