Endearment
Expression of friendship or love.
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Primary Base | * |
Cross-Reference
Siblings
caeleb* | Celibacy | Abstinence from marriage. |
kunth* | Courtesy | Positive sociality. |
rud* | Discourtesy | Negative sociality. |
* | Divorce | Forecful end to or dissolution of marriage. Social disjunction. |
* | Endearment | Expression of friendship or love. |
odj* | Enmity | Moderate negative sociality characterized by degrees of commitment, intimacy and passion. |
* | Favorite | |
fred* | Friendship | Moderate positive sociality characterized by degrees of commitment, intimacy and passion. |
mis* | Hate | Strong negative sociality characterized by degrees of commitment, intimacy and passion. |
* | Irascibility | |
* | Love | Positive sociality characterized by degrees of commitment, intimacy and passion. |
qam* | Marriage | Social junction. |
* | Outrage | Expression of enmity, hate, or resentment. |
ir* | Resentment | |
socew* | Seclusion | Lack of sociality. |
soc* | Sociality | |
* | Sullenness | |
* | Welcome | Extension of sociality. |
vidw* | Widowhood | End of one's marriage due to death of partner. Incidental or accidental social disjunction. |
Notes
Caress
Caress Act of touch indicating endearment. Fondle, pet, dandle; pat; smile upon, coax, wheedle, cosset, coddle, cocker, make much of, cherish, foster, kill with kindness. Clasp, hug, cuddle; snuggle, nestle, nuzzle; embrace, kiss, buss, smack.
Endearment synonyms
Caress, blandishment, blandiment [obs.]; épanchement [F.], fondling, billing and cooing, dalliance, caressing, embrace, salute, kiss, buss, smack, osculation, deosculation [obs.].
COURTSHIP, wooing, suit, addresses.
flirting &c. v.; flirtation, gallantry; coquetry, spooning [slang].
true lover’s knot, plighted love, engagement, betrothal; marriage [See Marriage]; honeymoon;posy [archaic]; valentine.
FLIRT, coquette; male flirt, philanderer; spoon [slang].