Endearments
[en'dɪəmənts]
Examples
- Such is the sole conjugal embrace I am ever to know--such are the endearments which are to solace my leisure hours! Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Helena made a pretty grimace, and ordered Maurice back to his chair, which was at a safe distance, and did not admit of any embarrassing endearments. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- The former feeling gradually gave way before the endearments of his ward, and the pride which he could not help nourishing in the fame of his son. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Paul petted and patted her; the endearments she received were not to be wondered at; she invited affection by her beauty and her vivacious life. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
Edited by Laurence