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- \in-ˈdir-mənt\
- /ɪnˈdɪə.mənt/
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- \in-ˈdir-mənt\
Definitions of endearment word
- noun endearment A word or phrase expressing love or affection. 1
- noun endearment affection 1
- noun endearment affectionate term 1
- variable noun endearment An endearment is a loving or affectionate word or phrase that you say to someone you love. 0
- noun endearment something that endears, such as an affectionate utterance 0
- noun endearment the act or process of endearing or the condition of being endeared 0
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Parts of speech for Endearment
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determiner
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endearment popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for endearment
noun endearment
- compliment — A compliment is a polite remark that you say to someone to show that you like their appearance, appreciate their qualities, or approve of what they have done.
- blandishment — the act of blandishing; cajolery
- flattery — the act of flattering.
- attachment — If you have an attachment to someone or something, you are fond of them or loyal to them.
- affection — If you regard someone or something with affection, you like them and are fond of them.
Antonyms for endearment
noun endearment
- insult — to treat or speak to insolently or with contemptuous rudeness; affront.
- dislike — to regard with displeasure, antipathy, or aversion: I dislike working. I dislike oysters.
- hate — to dislike intensely or passionately; feel extreme aversion for or extreme hostility toward; detest: to hate the enemy; to hate bigotry.
- hatred — the feeling of one who hates; intense dislike or extreme aversion or hostility.
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