amiableness

Example Sentences

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They will meet him there in all the charm of novelty, and all the fascination of genius or of amiableness.

From The Idea of a University Defined and Illustrated: In Nine Discourses Delivered to the Catholics of Dublin by Newman, John Henry

But from the amiableness of his heart, when carnage ceased, his humanity spread over the field like the refreshing zephyrs of a summer's evening.

From "Old Put" The Patriot by Ober, Frederick Albion

Mr. Selden, who possessed in a remarkable degree the amiableness that he had ascribed to another, swallowed the wine and approved the toast.

From Aunt Phillis's Cabin Or, Southern Life As It Is by Eastman, Mary H. (Mary Henderson)

It expresses the utmost degree of amiableness, joined with an idea, which perhaps all tenderness includes, of feebleness, softness, and want of protection.

From Notes to Shakespeare, Volume III: The Tragedies by Sherbo, Arthur

The quality of being amiable; amiableness; sweetness of disposition.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah