Obs. [f. ENDEARED ppl. a. + -NESS.] The state of being endeared; feeling of affection, fondness.
1654. Gayton, Pleas. Notes, III. v. 98. The other … to shew his Indeerednesse, prest often to know the Murderer of his friend.
1679. Prot. Conformist, 3. That vertue or rather grace of Moderation has graven the most deep and indelible characters of endearedness upon me.
a. 1703. Burkitt, On N. T., Matt. iii. 17 (1739), 7/2. The Endearedness of his Person, This is my beloved Son.
a. 1714. M. Henry, Wks. (1853), I. 278/1. Embrace each other with a cordial endearedness.
