unceremoniousness

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She rose as we came in, and begged us to be seated on a bench near the door; and with the unceremoniousness of travellers who meet in outlandish places, we entered into conversation with her.

From Life in Mexico by Calderón de la Barca, Madame (Frances Erskine Inglis)

With her knitting in her hand ready for action, and with friendly unceremoniousness, she presented herself at the cottage door one morning, nodding and speaking before she had crossed the threshold.

From Mère Girauds Little Daughter by Burnett, Frances Hodgson

Mrs. Newman was rather disappointed at the unceremoniousness of my parting with Harry.

From Memoir and Letters of Francis W. Newman by Sieveking, Giberne

The emotion of the minute, far in excess of the restrained phrases convention taught them to use, offered an excuse for his unceremoniousness.

From The Street Called Straight by Lowell, Orson

It was in keeping with the unceremoniousness of his century.

From Les Misérables by Hapgood, Isabel Florence