endearment

[ UK /ɛndˈi‍əmənt/ ]
[ US /ɪnˈdɪɹmənt/ ]
NOUN
  1. the act of showing affection
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How To Use endearment In A Sentence

  • Movies made from his books -- including "" The Last Picture Show '' and "" Terms of Endearment '' -- have made his name bankable in Los Angeles, despite a few duds like "" Texasville, '' and his screenplays are always in demand. The Poet Lariat
  • And so was born "The Greatest," an independent film about those grieving for a teenage boy killed in a car crash that recalls 1980s weepies like "Beaches" and "Terms of Endearment. Bringing a Tale of Grief to Life
  • Old-fashioned terms of endearment rained down upon us: ‘Here are your pills, my love’, ‘Come on, sweetheart’.
  • It was the best he could give me because he couldn't feel what I felt, couldn't return the endearments or the love.
  • I assume ‘cute as a bug's ear’ is an American or Tennessee-an term of endearment.
  • It hasn't helped that Berlusconi has remained largely unapologetic since - repeatedly insisting that his reference to Obama as "tanned" was a "compliment" and a term of "endearment;" publicly berating a US reporter who questioned him about his remarks at a European Union event in Brussels; and, true to form, dismissing Italian opposition leaders who demanded he apologize as "graduates from a school of dickheads. Jim Schumacher and Debbie Bookchin: Italians Are in Love -- with Obama
  • He grinned wickedly, holding my hands in his, whispering French endearments into my ear.
  • ‘Thank you,’ Snow smiled as they watched the happy couple murmur loving endearments to each other.
  • Check the cute stuff at the office door. If a coworker overhears you exchanging endearments like "Honey Bear" and "Lovey Pumpkin," you'll never hear the end of it.
  • Successfully fusing elements of comedy, tragedy, and a sideways look at life in one great film is what makes Terms Of Endearment such a marvel.
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