The action of pleasing; willingness to please; courtesy. Formerly: spec. appeasement, placation; the propitiation of God. Obsolete.

The quality of being agreeable (in various senses); esp. agreeableness of disposition, pleasantness.

Sweetness and pleasantness of manner; amiability, gentleness.

The quality of deserving applause or approval; agreeableness, affability. Also: something worthy of applause; a praiseworthy quality or trait, an…

With reference to a person or his or her disposition or actions: amiability, congeniality; politeness. Now somewhat rare.

The quality or state of being agreeable, enjoyable, pleasing, or likeable; pleasantness.

Cheerfulness, good nature; kindliness; affability. Also: an instance of expressing or displaying this.

Pleasantness of temper or mien.

sweetness and light, taken from Swift (see quot. 1704 at sense 1a(a) above) and used with æsthetic or moral reference; now usually in trivial…

= geniality, n. (in various senses). Now usually: spec. cheerfulness, affability; = geniality, n. 2.