endearing

Definition

Inspiring affection or love, often in a childlike way.

Etymology

From endear + -ing.

Example Sentences

• "[…] I dare not call him father, nor he, without shame, own me as his issue, I being illegitimate, and therefore deprived of that endearing tenderness and unparalleled satisfaction which a good man finds in the love and conversation of a parent."
• "BELIEVE me, if all those endearing young charms, / Which I gaze on so fondly to-day, / Were to change by to-morrow, and fleet in my arms, / Like fairy-gifts fading away,— / Thou wouldst stil be ador'd as this moment thou art, / Let thy loveliness fade as it will; / And around the dear ruin each wish of my heart / Would entwine itself verdantly still!"
• "But the humorous look of children is perhaps the most endearing of all the bonds that hold the Cosmos together."

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