endearing
/ɪnˈdɪərɪŋ/adjective
उच्चारण इन्डिअरिंग
प्यारा, मनमोहक, स्नेह जगाने वाला
Core word
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causing people to feel affection
प्यारा, मनमोहक, स्नेह जगाने वाला
- He has an endearing habit of laughing at his own jokes.
- The child's endearing smile won everyone over.
- Radhika's honesty is her most endearing quality.
+ 3 more examples
- The puppy's clumsy attempts to climb the stairs were truly endearing.
- Her shyness made her all the more endearing to the new neighbours.
- It is endearing to watch grandfather teach the toddler how to fly a kite.
Synonyms lovable charming appealing engaging winsome
Opposite repellent off-putting unattractive
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
an endearing + noun
Endearing usually comes before a noun and describes a quality, habit or smile that makes people feel fond of someone.
'Endearing' प्रायः noun से पहले आता है और ऐसे गुण, आदत या मुस्कान का वर्णन करता है जिससे लोगों को किसी से लगाव हो जाता है।
- Radhika has an endearing habit of humming while she solves sums.
- The little boy gave an endearing smile and the teacher forgave him.
be endearing to + person
Use the preposition to for the person who feels affection.
जिस व्यक्ति को लगाव महसूस होता है, उसके लिए preposition 'to' का प्रयोग होता है।
- His honesty was endearing to all his classmates.
- The puppy's clumsy walk was endearing to the whole family.
find + object + endearing
This pattern shows the opinion of the person who is charmed.
यह pattern उस व्यक्ति की राय दर्शाता है जो प्रभावित हुआ है।
- Most of us found her shyness endearing.
- I find his awkward jokes rather endearing.
more/most endearing (comparison)
Endearing is a gradable adjective, so it takes more and most, and can take very or rather.
'Endearing' gradable adjective है, इसलिए इसके साथ more, most, very या rather आ सकते हैं।
- Her stammer made her even more endearing to the audience.
+Collocations 4
endearing + noun
smilehabitqualityinnocenceclumsinesshonesty
- The child's endearing innocence made everyone smile.
adverb + endearing
utterlyratherparticularlyquiteoddly
- There was something oddly endearing about his old bicycle.
verb + endearing
findseemproveremainbe
- His simple manner proved endearing to the villagers.
endearing + trait of a person or animal
characterpersonalitymannernatureflaw
- Her only flaw was an endearing forgetfulness about dates.
“More examples 5
- The old professor's endearing absent-mindedness made him a favourite on the campus.
बूढ़े प्रोफेसर की प्यारी-सी भुलक्कड़ी ने उन्हें परिसर में सबका पसंदीदा बना दिया।
- Her endearing laughter filled the library reading room, and even the librarian smiled.
उसकी मोहक हँसी पुस्तकालय के पठन-कक्ष में गूँज उठी और पुस्तकालयाध्यक्ष भी मुस्कुरा दिए।
- The baby elephant's endearing attempts to climb out of the pond were shown on the news.
हाथी के बच्चे की तालाब से बाहर निकलने की प्यारी कोशिशें समाचार में दिखाई गईं।
- What I find most endearing in my grandfather is his love for old Hindi songs.
मुझे अपने दादाजी की सबसे प्यारी बात उनका पुराने हिंदी गीतों के प्रति प्रेम लगती है।
- An endearing characteristic of the character in the novel is his refusal to give up.
उपन्यास के पात्र की एक प्यारी विशेषता है हार मानने से उसका इनकार।
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✗ Her smile was endearing for everyone in the class.
✓ Her smile was endearing to everyone in the class.
The person who feels affection is introduced by to after endearing, not for.
'Endearing' के बाद जिस व्यक्ति को लगाव होता है, उसके पहले 'to' आता है, 'for' नहीं।
✗ He has an endearing habit to hum while working.
✓ He has an endearing habit of humming while working.
The noun habit is followed by of + -ing, not a to-infinitive.
Noun 'habit' के बाद 'of + -ing' आता है, to-infinitive नहीं।
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§Grammar and usage
The verb is usually used as endear yourself to somebody, as in 'She endeared herself to the villagers'.
इसका verb प्रायः endear yourself to somebody के रूप में आता है, जैसे 'She endeared herself to the villagers'।