endearing
adjective
en·dear·ing
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: arousing feelings of affection or admiration
an endearing habit/quality
… the character he plays … is one of the most endearing on television …—
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you have to wonder about people who don't find kittens and puppies endearing
his impish sense of humor is one of his more endearing traits
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Emma Stone, Ke Huy Quan and Daniel Kaluuya nailed the assignment in recent years, giving speeches that struck an endearing balance of humor and sincerity, but always with a dash of the unexpected.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2025
Hanks carries the show along with his familiar, avuncular charm, telling endearing stories and adding to the overall vintage Pixar aura of this approach to nature.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Feb. 2025
Burdened by his famous father, Albus (an endearing, fawnlike Emmet Smith) is in the throes of pouty adolescence.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2025
This allowed the audience the treat of two bumbling acceptance speeches from the endearing Nick Park, and the sight of three grown men carrying toy models of Wallace, Gromit, and a gnome to the podium twice.
—Sarah Crompton, Vogue, 17 Feb. 2025
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Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2025
Hanks carries the show along with his familiar, avuncular charm, telling endearing stories and adding to the overall vintage Pixar aura of this approach to nature.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Feb. 2025
Burdened by his famous father, Albus (an endearing, fawnlike Emmet Smith) is in the throes of pouty adolescence.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2025
This allowed the audience the treat of two bumbling acceptance speeches from the endearing Nick Park, and the sight of three grown men carrying toy models of Wallace, Gromit, and a gnome to the podium twice.
—Sarah Crompton, Vogue, 17 Feb. 2025
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“Endearing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/endearing. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.
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