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endearingly

/ɛnˈdiɹɪŋli/ adv

In an endearing manner

Word Origin Endear comes from 'en-' 'in' + 'dear', from Old English 'deore' 'precious, beloved.' To endear is to make someone dear, to cause affection. The root 'deore' also gives us dearly and dearth (originally 'dearness' in price, scarcity). Endearingly means 'in a way that makes one beloved.' The PIE root *dher- means 'to hold firmly, support' — so dear is something you hold onto.

adv In an endearing manner

The child endearingly offered his favorite toy to the crying baby.

(副词) 讨人喜欢地；可爱地

这个孩子可爱地把他最喜欢的玩具递给了哭泣的婴儿。

(adverbio) entrañablemente; de manera entrañable; conmovedoramente; cariñosamente [De manera entrañable.]

El niño, **enternecedoramente**, le ofreció su juguete favorito al bebé que lloraba.

(adverbe) de manière attendrissante; touchamment; avec tendresse [D'une manière qui inspire de l'affection ou de la tendresse.]

L'enfant a endearingly offert son jouet préféré au bébé qui pleurait.

(Adverb) liebenswert; herzerfrischend [Auf eine liebenswerte, herzerweichende Weise; so, dass es Zuneigung oder Sympathie weckt.]

Das Kind bot dem weinenden Baby **endearingly** sein Lieblingsspielzeug an.

(副詞) 愛らしく; 好感を持たせる様子で

その子供は泣いている赤ちゃんに大切なおもちゃを差し出し、愛くるしい行動をとった。

(advérbio) enternecedoramente; cativantemente [De maneira cativante ou enternecedora.]

A criança, de forma cativante, ofereceu seu brinquedo favorito ao bebê que chorava.

Synonyms: charmingly lovably sweetly adorably affectionately lovingly winsomely engagingly Antonyms: repellently offensively obnoxiously unpleasantly
Word parts: en + dear + ing + ly

Related words

endearment dearly dearth

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