amiableness

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But his amiableness could be traced to the fact of his being conceited of the swinish selfishness of which he had been guilty.

From Lost Lenore The Adventures of a Rolling Stone by Beach, Charles A.

I fear, Vi, that you have lost something of your old amiableness since the blow.”

From The Late Tenant by Tracy, Louis

I understand better his generosity, candor, amiableness, playfulness.

From Autobiography and Letters of Orville Dewey, D.D. Edited by his Daughter by Dewey, Mary Elizabeth

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

If he was lenient it was the error of amiableness.

From Abraham Lincoln A Memorial Discourse by Eddy, Thomas Mears