Endearment
Pronunciation : En*dear"ment
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: 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. Her first endearments twining round the soul. Thomson.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913