endearment: Meaning and Definition of

en•dear•ment

Pronunciation: (en-dēr'munt), [key]
— n.
  1. the act of endearing.
  2. the state of being endeared.
  3. something that endears; an action or utterance showing affection: to murmur endearments.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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