Meaning

3 senses
  1. The act or process of endearing, of causing (something or someone) to be loved or to be the object of affection.

    Zuneigung

    выраже́ние нежностиvyražénije nežnosti

    the act of showing affection

  2. The state or characteristic of being endeared.

    Zärtlichkeit

  3. An expression of affection.

    Kosename

    выражение привязанностиvyražénije privjázannosti, выражение нежностиvyražénije néžnosti

Examples

3 sentences
  1. I never tire of your endearments.

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  2. "Sky" and "heart" are terms of endearment in Spanish.

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  3. In Russian, the words for "caress, endearment" and "least weasel" are homonymous and possibly related etymologically.

    ruВ русском слова «ласка» (нежность) и «ласка» (животное) — омонимы и, возможно, родственны этимологически.

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Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
act or process of endearing:
an expression of affection:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
act or process of endearing:
state of being endeared:
an expression of affection:
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