endearing
adjective
en·dear·ing
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: arousing feelings of affection or admiration
an endearing habit/quality
… the character he plays … is one of the most endearing on television …—
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you have to wonder about people who don't find kittens and puppies endearing
his impish sense of humor is one of his more endearing traits
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But the show's greatest asset is its stars, whose endearing real-life friendship pierces through the play’s inherent despair.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 29 Sep. 2025
The love and safety that Didi and Gogo find in one another is so endearing.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2025
Throughout many revealing conversations, the braggadocious zeal of Poseidon and Zeus, the sexy aloofness of Aphrodite and Dionysus, and the sniveling bitchery of Hermes and Hypnos were endearing, but all gave way to flawed people who grew deeply over time.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
Liisi LaFontaine, an endearing actor with a lovely singing voice, leads the cast as Gwen, the brainy accountant sister who left the fair a decade ago but still oversees its finances.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025
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Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 29 Sep. 2025
The love and safety that Didi and Gogo find in one another is so endearing.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2025
Throughout many revealing conversations, the braggadocious zeal of Poseidon and Zeus, the sexy aloofness of Aphrodite and Dionysus, and the sniveling bitchery of Hermes and Hypnos were endearing, but all gave way to flawed people who grew deeply over time.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
Liisi LaFontaine, an endearing actor with a lovely singing voice, leads the cast as Gwen, the brainy accountant sister who left the fair a decade ago but still oversees its finances.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for endearing
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“Endearing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/endearing. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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