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comˈpanionableness
[f. prec. + -ness.]
The quality of being companionable.
1671Clarendon Dial. Tracts (1727) 297 That companionableness in which the Alderman magnifies himself towards his children. a1674― Hist. Reb. (1704) III. xiv. 433 He [Sir J. Wagstaff] had a great companionableness in his nature. 1754Richardson Grandison (1781) II. xi. 132. 1889 Univ. Rev. Sept. 35 Wanting one wifely charm, The magic of companionableness. |