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endearing

How to use endearing in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for endearing.

Editorial note

It's endearing, but I've always found that a bit facile.

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Quick take

lovable especially in a childlike or naive way

Meaning at a glance

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adjective

lovable especially in a childlike or naive way

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for endearing.

adjective

lovable especially in a childlike or naive way

Example sentences

1

It's endearing, but I've always found that a bit facile.

2

They are, if I'm being honest with myself, kind of cute and endearing.

3

"You may cultivate an "edgy" persona, but it's not endearing.

4

This is a particularly endearing piece of "hacker news".

5

Dogecoin has got a great attitude, think Bitcoin would benefit from being more endearing.

6

In the meantime, I agree with "Herbert": he's a tool, and this moronic stunt is transparent and far from endearing.

7

But more often than not you grow up and find yourself in love with someone who likes everything you used to hate and you find it endearing.

8

A very endearing sight, I'm sure you will agree, and even as I watched, the mother otter dived into the water and came up with a plump salmon, which she subdued and dragged onto a half-submerged log.

9

I guess it's pretty much what you would expect them to say. I still don't think threatening to prosecute him with a charge that could put him in jail for multiple years for an act that should have had a maximum penalty of no more than 30 days is anything they should have done or been able to do, and the fact that they "offered" to make him a felon for the rest of his life and send him to prison for "only" six months if he would waive his right to bankrupt himself proving that he didn't do it is not exactly endearing.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use endearing in a sentence?

It's endearing, but I've always found that a bit facile.

What does endearing mean?

lovable especially in a childlike or naive way

What part of speech is endearing?

endearing is commonly used as adjective.