affectionateness

Example Sentences

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“That was sweet of you, Hannah,” she said presently, a look of simple affectionateness chasing away the other.

From A Beautiful Alien by Magruder, Julia

Nor should this increase of affectionateness excite surprise—it is the proper result of a conflict of this sort between father and child when conducted in the right spirit.

From The Moral Instruction of Children by Adler, Felix

"She thinks I am in love with her because I said that about affectionateness," he thought.

From The Front Yard by Woolson, Constance Fenimore

He spoke with a careless affectionateness, for the young Countess in her helpless beauty appealed to him.

From A Modern Mercenary by Prichard, K. (Kate)

The piety, the humanity, and the affectionateness of Boaz and Ruth form a beautiful picture in the early Hebrew history, and seem to come before us anew in the character of David.

From The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Samuel by Blaikie, William Garden