Meaning of Grandfatherliness | Babel Free

Definitions

The quality of being grandfatherly.

uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“[…]; the collector’s voice gradually deepened over the years to a granular, all-forgiving grandfatherliness.”

“Past presidential styles have⟳ varied from the laconic leadership of [Calvin] Coolidge, to the calm grandfatherliness of [Dwight D.] Eisenhower, to the boyish exuberance of [John F.] Kennedy.”

“At the front counter, Archer bought two Cokes. The glass kind, he said when I came up beside him. He spun the bottle in his hand, and I figured he probably wasn’t allowed to drink⟳ Coke. Far as I can tell⟳, that’s what relationships come⟳ to—a giant game of what can I get⟳ away with. They’re the best I said, and he offered the second bottle, and I took it. A touching gesture of grandfatherliness, or I’m being cynical.”

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