amiableness

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When it was dark, she came thickly veiled, and after she had responded to his demonstrations of affection for some time, with more patience than amiableness, she began.

From The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume 4 by Maupassant, Guy de

His conversation and letters displayed the amiableness of his sincere character.

From The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch by Campbell, Thomas

But the imaginative man cannot be content to regard the sea with this ignorant amiableness.

From The Book of This and That by Lynd, Robert

For this first dinner five more must be invited, and Michael without much further consideration selected five freshmen whose athletic prowess and social amiableness drew them into prominence.

From Sinister Street, vol. 2 by MacKenzie, Compton

When he got here, he chatted to R—— over our lunch, with something of the simple amiableness of a child, about the wild flowers, the ways of insects, and notes of birds.

From Critical Miscellanies, Vol. 3 (of 3) Essay 2: The Death of Mr Mill - Essay 3: Mr Mill's Autobiography by Morley, John