Definition
The quality of being darling; the state of being beloved, cherished, or affectionately charming.
Etymology
From 'darling' + the '-ness' suffix, creating an abstract noun. 'Darling' comes from Old English 'deorling' (little dear), so 'darlingness' is the quality of that endearment.
Kelly Says
While 'darlingness' is grammatically valid, we almost never use it—we just say 'She's such a darling!' instead, showing how abstract nouns for emotional qualities feel over-constructed in modern English.
Translations
DADansk
kærlighed
kær-lig-hed
DEDeutsch
Zärtlichkeit
tsärt-li-kit
ESEspañol
cariño
ka-ree-nyoh
FRFrançais
tendresse
ten-dresh
HUMagyar
szeretet
she-re-tet
IDBahasa Indonesia
keindahan
keh-in-dahan
ITItaliano
dolcezza
dol-che-zza
MSBahasa Melayu
cinta
chin-ta
NLNederlands
liefdesvol
lief-des-vol
NONorsk
kjærlighet
kjer-lighet
PTPortuguês
doçura
do-su-rah
RORomână
dragoste
dra-gos-teh
RUРусский
нежность
nezh-nost'
SWKiswahili
upendo
u-pen-do
THไทย
ความน่ารัก
kwan na-rak
TRTürkçe
sevecenlik
se-ve-cen-lik
UKУкраїнська
кохання
koh-han-nya
VITiếng Việt
tình yêu
tinh yeu