amiableness

Example Sentences

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Mr. Selden, who possessed in a remarkable degree the amiableness that he had ascribed to another, swallowed the wine and approved the toast.

From Aunt Phillis's Cabin Or, Southern Life As It Is by Eastman, Mary H. (Mary Henderson)

The quality of being amiable; amiableness; sweetness of disposition.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah

In her personal appearance Elizabeth was stately and majestic, but by no means remarkable for her beauty, or amiableness of temper.

From Nature and Culture by Rice, Harvey

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

Nevertheless there was nothing of the coxcomb about Queeker—no self-assertion; nothing but amiableness, self-satisfaction, and enthusiasm.

From The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)