affectionateness
Example Sentences
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His affectionateness, purity, simplicity—a simplicity so perfect that it seemed divine—surrounded his greatness with an atmosphere of light and beauty.
From Records of Later Life by Kemble, Fanny
Though she inherited much of the imperial energy of her mother, it was tempered and adorned with the mildness and affectionateness of her father.
From Maria Antoinette Makers of History by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)
It may have been his sacrifice and deep devotion, or that kindly affectionateness which is itself sublime.
From Oliver Goldsmith by Buckland, E. S. Lang
She reminded him of the boy's great natural goodness, his brilliancy, his affectionateness.
From The Ifs of History by Chamberlin, Joseph Edgar
But in private relations he was simplicity and sociability and affectionateness incarnate, and playful as a young opossum.
From The Letters of William James, Vol. II by James, William
