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Plural of endearment

regular plural

The plural of endearment is endearments.

Forms of endearment

Singularendearment /ɪnˈdɪəɹ.mənt/
Pluralendearments
Countablecountable

Endearments in a sentence

  • His endearments were not amative or effete, but manly like Churchill's, and gave one a sense of being singled out, of having value.1988, Alan Hollinghurst, The Swimming-Pool Library, paperback edition, London: Penguin Books, →ISBN, page 97. From the entry amative
  • There were certain cages you felt you had to pass on tiptoe, noting some aged Fellow whispering endearments into a snow-leopardess’s furry ear.1957 November 19, Peter Simple [pseudonym; Michael Wharton], “[Way of the World] End of the Affair”, in The Daily Telegraph and Morning…. From the entry furry

Meaning of endearment

  1. noun The act or process of endearing, of causing (something or someone) to be loved or to be the object of affection.
  2. noun The state or characteristic of being endeared.
  3. noun An expression of affection.

Full definition of endearment

Questions about the plural of endearment

What is the plural of endearment?
The plural of endearment is endearments.
Is endearment countable?
Endearment is a countable noun.

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