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affectionateness|əˈfɛkʃənətnɪs|
[f. affectionate a. + -ness.]
The quality of being affectionate; passing from a. Earnestness, heartiness (in earlier use), to b. Kindness, loving disposition, fondness (in later use).
1669Honyman Surv. Naphtali ii. 244 Persons not equally allowed by Christ to be in the ministry, may be equal in the manner of their utterance, seeming affectionateness..earnest manner of application. 1740–87Lett. Miss Talbot, etc. (1808) 283 A fair-dealing kind of affectionateness, ready to encourage and acknowledge its liking of all amiable people. 1826Miss Mitford Our Village ii. (1863) 453 The generosity and affectionateness of the motive. 1827Hare Guesses at Truth (1859) 515 The strong affectionateness of womanhood. 1858Thackeray Virgin. ii. 19 The affectionateness of the present greeting. 1877Mozley Univ. Serm. ix. 201 The affectionateness of beseeching looks and supplicating voices. |