ENDEARMENT Synonyms
There are 12 hypernyms of the word endearment. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for ENDEARMENT
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admiration | nounn | |||||||
noun • a feeling of delighted approval and liking • the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising • a favorable judgment | ||||||||
affection | nounn | |||||||
noun • a positive feeling of liking | ||||||||
attachment | nounn | |||||||
noun • a feeling of affection for a person or an institution • a supplementary part or accessory • a writ authorizing the seizure of property that may be needed for the payment of a judgment in a judicial proceeding • a connection that fastens things together • faithful support for a cause or political party or religion • the act of attaching or affixing something • the act of fastening things together | ||||||||
caring | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • a loving feeling adjective satellite • feeling and exhibiting concern and empathy for others | ||||||||
closeness | nounn | |||||||
noun • a feeling of being intimate and belonging together • the quality of being close and poorly ventilated • the spatial property resulting from a relatively small distance • extreme stinginess • characterized by a lack of openness (especially about one's actions or purposes) • close or warm friendship | ||||||||
devotion | nounn | |||||||
noun • feelings of ardent love • commitment to some purpose • religious zeal; the willingness to serve God • (usually plural) religious observance or prayers (usually spoken silently) | ||||||||
fondness | nounn | |||||||
noun • a predisposition to like something • a positive feeling of liking • a quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love | ||||||||
infatuation | nounn | |||||||
noun • a foolish and usually extravagant passion or love or admiration • temporary love of an adolescent • an object of extravagant short-lived passion | ||||||||
intimacy | nounn | |||||||
noun • close or warm friendship • a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship • a feeling of being intimate and belonging together | ||||||||
liking | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment | ||||||||
love | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a strong positive emotion of regard and affection • any object of warm affection or devotion • a beloved person; used as terms of endearment • a deep feeling of sexual desire and attraction • a score of zero in tennis or squash • sexual activities (often including sexual intercourse) between two people verb • have a great affection or liking for • get pleasure from • be enamored or in love with • have sexual intercourse with | ||||||||
tenderness | nounn | |||||||
noun • a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling • a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched) • warm compassionate feelings • a positive feeling of liking • a feeling of concern for the welfare of someone (especially someone defenseless) | ||||||||
warmth | nounn | |||||||
noun • the sensation caused by heat energy • a warmhearted feeling • the quality of having a moderate degree of heat • the trait of being intensely emotional • a quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love |