Hypertext Webster Gateway: "endearment"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Endearment \En*dear"ment\, n.
The act of endearing or the state of being endeared; also,
that which manifests, excites, or increases, affection. ``The
great endearments of prudent and temperate speech.'' --Jer.
Taylor.
Her first endearments twining round the soul.
--Thomson.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
endearment
n : the act of showing affection
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