Hypertext Webster Gateway: "endearing"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Endear \En*dear"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Endeared}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Endearing}.]
1. To make dear or beloved. ``To be endeared to a king.''
--Shak.
2. To raise the price or cost of; to make costly or
expensive. [R.] --King James I. (1618).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Endearing \En*dear"ing\, a.
Making dear or beloved; causing love. -- {En*dear"ing*ly},
adv.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
endearing
adj : lovable especially in a childlike or naive way [syn: {adorable},
{lovely}]
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