Meaning of likableness | Babel Free

Definitions

The property of being likable, that which makes likable.

uncountable, usually

Examples

“He leered at her after seeing her pass for a week or so, because she blushed and looked ‘green.’ She had never cared about a man, and this Irishman assumed all the virtues and likablenesses of her mind’s Sir Galahad after he had spoken to her a few times.”

“Mr. O’Hara appears as a dashing hero, Barry O’Brian, and it is doubtful if he ever had a role that fitted him so perfectly. He is noted for the ease of his playing, for his charm and naturalness. To Barry he is said to bring all these qualities. It is a likable character and in the part Mr. O’Hara adds to his own many-sided likablenesses.”

“Those first two years in the White House were pretty rough ones for the First Lady. Since that time, she has developed a confidence and brought to her public image, if you will, a “likableness” that wasn’t there early on.”

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