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amability|æməˈbɪlɪtɪ|
[ad. L. amābilitas, n. of quality f. amābil-is lovely; or perh. a. Fr. amabilité, OFr. amableté. Usefully distinct from amiability.]
The quality of being lovable; lovableness.
1604Wright Passions of Mind v. §4. 209 A sweete grace and motive to amabilitie. 1635J. Hayward Banished Virg. 131 The amability of his conditions and carriage. 1636Heywood Love's Mistress Prol., Shee, The very soul of amabilitee. 1655Jer. Taylor Unum Necessar. viii. §5. 31 There may be the apprehension of two amabilities. 1659Gentlem. Calling xviii. §24. 449 There being such a venerable amability in it. 1775in Ash. [ 1791Mrs. Damer in Miss Berry's Corr. I. 348 My amabilité I suppose was so great that one of them proposed to embrace me.] |