amiableness

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

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

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah

They will meet him there in all the charm of novelty, and all the fascination of genius or of amiableness.

From The Idea of a University Defined and Illustrated: In Nine Discourses Delivered to the Catholics of Dublin by Newman, John Henry

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

The elegance of his poetry entitled him to the company of the wits of his time, and the amiableness of his manners made him loved wherever he was known.

From The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes Volume the Eighth: The Lives of the Poets, Volume II by Johnson, Samuel

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)