Difference between Endearing and Lovely

What is the difference between Endearing and Lovely?

Endearing as an adjective is inspiring love or affection, in a childlike way. while Lovely as an adjective is inspiring actual love

Endearing

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To make (something) more precious or valuable.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Inspiring love or affection, in a childlike way.

Example sentence: The Smithsonian museums are among this country's most endearing treasures and I look forward to helping maintain and enhance their coveted works of art.

Lovely

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An attractive, lovely person, especially a (professional) beauty.A lovely object

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Inspiring actual loveEvoking love-like, happy emotions by aesthetic or similar endearing qualities.Very nice, wonderful in a general sense.Loving, filled with love

Example sentence: Everything that is made beautiful and fair and lovely is made for the eye of one who sees.

We hope you now know whether to use Endearing or Lovely in your sentence.

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