Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
the act of showing affection;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Endearment \En*dear"ment\, n.
The act of endearing or the state of being endeared; also,
that which manifests, excites, or increases, affection. "The
great endearments of prudent and temperate speech." --Jer.
Taylor.
[1913 Webster]
Her first endearments twining round the soul.
--Thomson.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
endearment
n 1: the act of showing affection
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
21 Moby Thesaurus words for "endearment":
artful endearments, bait, baited trap, blandishments, caress,
charm, come-on, decoy, decoy duck, drawcard, drawing card,
ground bait, honeyed words, hook, lure, pat, snare, soft words,
sweet nothings, sweet talk, trap