endearing

endearing
  Ho'ālohaloha.
   ♦ Endearing terms: nūnū maka onaona (see dove); kole maka onaona (see kole); kūmū (slang); milimili, lei, aloha, ku'u 'ōnohi, hiwahiwa, pua mae 'ole, aloha makamae. The singular possessives ku'u, my, and kō, your, are endearing, and the inclusive pronouns kāua and kākou, as well as the demon. nei, as in Hawai'i nei, my [beloved] Hawai'i. Cf. Gram. 12.

English-Hawaiian dictionary. 2015.

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  • endearing — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ inspiring love or affection. DERIVATIVES endearingly adverb …   English terms dictionary

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  • Endearing — Endear En*dear , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Endeared}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Endearing}.] 1. To make dear or beloved. To be endeared to a king. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To raise the price or cost of; to make costly or expensive. [R.] King James I. (1618).… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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