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Definition of Amiableness
1. Noun. A disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to).
Generic synonyms: Friendliness
Specialized synonyms: Condescendingness, Condescension, Mellowness, Sweetness And Light
Derivative terms: Affable, Affable, Amiable, Amiable, Amiable, Genial
Definition of Amiableness
1. n. The quality of being amiable; amiability.
Definition of Amiableness
1. Noun. The state or quality of being amiable. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Amiableness
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Amiableness
Literary usage of Amiableness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Theology: Explained and Defended, in a Series of Sermons by Timothy Dwight (1839)
"amiableness OF CHRIST IN PUBLISHING THE GOSPEL TO MANKIND. ISAIAH lii. 7.—How
beautiful on the mountain* are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings; ..."
2. A Systematic View of Divinity: Or, The Ruin and Recovery of Man by Moses Mather (1813)
"This delight in God is a temper of mind corresponding with the infinite glory
and amiableness of the divine perfections ; and is a very material or ..."
3. The Works of the Rev. Joseph Bellamy, D.D., Late of Bethlem, Connecticut by Joseph Bellamy, Noah Benedict (1811)
"... is his infinite dignity and greatness, glory and excellency; or, in one word,
his infinite amiableness. We are to love him with all our hearts, ..."
4. A Collection of American Epitaphs and Inscriptions, with Occasional Notes by Timothy Alden (1814)
"... of his parents and sisters, and distinguished by uncommon talents, amiableness,
and piety, he had excited ^reat expectations, and died much lamented. ..."
5. The Panoplist, and Missionary Herald (1819)
"... to know his character, ng many otner qualifications for the work of a missionary,
he possessed un- non sweetness of temper, and amiableness of manners. ..."
6. The Life and Thoughts of John Foster by John Foster, William Wallace Everts (1849)
"Great natural amiableness of character, seems not compatible with the sublimest
virtue.—I doubt if S. is not too innocent to become sublimely excellent ..."
7. Life of Lord Jeffrey, with a Selection from His Correspondence by Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey, Henry Cockburn Cockburn (1852)
"Nor was this merely the passive amiableness of a gentle disposition. It was the
positive humanity of a resolute man, glowing in the conflicts of the world. ..."
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