Endearment

3 definitions found

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

  Endearment \En*dear"ment\, n.
     The act of endearing or the state of being endeared; also,
     that which manifests, excites, or increases, affection. "The
     great endearments of prudent and temperate speech." --Jer.
     Taylor.
     [1913 Webster]


  
           Her first endearments twining round the soul.
                                                    --Thomson.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  endearment
       n : the act of showing affection

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  21 Moby Thesaurus words for "endearment":
     artful endearments, bait, baited trap, blandishments, caress,
     charm, come-on, decoy, decoy duck, drawcard, drawing card,
     ground bait, honeyed words, hook, lure, pat, snare, soft words,
     sweet nothings, sweet talk, trap