endear
endear
Definition
en·dear (en dir′, in-)
transitive verb
to make dear, beloved, or well liked to endear oneself by acts of generosity
endear
Synonyms
endear
Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- detective: He may not be the most cheerful company, but he is charming and one of the most endearing of current detectives.
- bird: For half an hour the air was filled with the enchanted whistling of these most endearing of birds.
Object
- trait: Her constant ringing of hands and awkward walk become endearing traits, which set her character aside from the others.
- charm: But that's one of the endearing charms of the Australian people.
- habit: The charm of sparrows Sparrows have some endearing habits.
- personality: Emiliana's endearing personality has evoked an equally positive response from the media.
- character: Meanwhile, the endearing characters continue to grow on us, given sharp life by the actors.
- hero: His natural, wisecracking style make him an endearing hero whose adventures are closely followed by millions around the world.
Noun phrase with adjective complement
- such: There are other endearing touches such as the nesting bird symbolizing new life as the stone is being rolled away from the tomb.
Modifying Another Word
- oddly: That even an echo of emotional love or dependency exists amidst such moral filth and emotional madness is oddly endearing.
- strangely: I've been giggling over this rather horrific yet strangely endearing little book.
- instantly: Beside from been incredibly beautiful and extremely charming, she has a girl-next-door quality that instantly endears you to her.
- hardly: Chirac had hardly endeared himself to Schröder by openly courting his opponent, Edmund Stoiber, during the election campaign.
- rather: Yet, we find the little fella rather endearing all the same.
- immediately: He had a little money and was extremely generous, which immediately endeared him to all the citizens of Soho.
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