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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That endearing, but hazardous, habit ended several years ago when the rail was dug up and repurposed for an eventual 63-mile walking and biking trail called the Monon South Trail, running from New Albany to Mitchell in southern Indiana.
—Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
Beauvoir’s letters show a softer, surprisingly endearing side of the pioneering feminist, and Acocella mines them for the delightful and the dirty.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025
Onscreen, she was known for playing endearing, unique and sometimes eccentric characters.
—Mandalit Del Barco, NPR, 12 Oct. 2025
Read on for the cutest, cuddliest, fiercest and most endearing figures helping make this anime such a bona fide hit.
—Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
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Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
Beauvoir’s letters show a softer, surprisingly endearing side of the pioneering feminist, and Acocella mines them for the delightful and the dirty.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025
Onscreen, she was known for playing endearing, unique and sometimes eccentric characters.
—Mandalit Del Barco, NPR, 12 Oct. 2025
Read on for the cutest, cuddliest, fiercest and most endearing figures helping make this anime such a bona fide hit.
—Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 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 20 Oct. 2025.
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