Meaning of loveableness | Babel Free

Definitions

Alternative spelling of lovableness.

alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually

Examples

“Wise father he—“the Lord’s chore-boy” one called him,—the sunny-faced old Abolitionist, who brought his children up to know⟳ that “the one thing worth living for is to love⟳ and to be loved.” But as to recipes for loveableness, the young soul in its romance laughs to scorn so kitchen-like a question⟳. And right to laugh⟳ the young soul is; for much in the business passeth recipe.”

“The poplars and “China” trees of El Paso are fair, and have⟳ certain loveablenesses of their very own⟳, such as the gentle motion of the lightly-swung leaves of the one and the springtime fragrance and violet color of the flowers of the other.”

“There’s a sick comfort in reciting this litany of defects. Maybe I sensed them at the time but I never put⟳ them into words. Now that I suspect⟳ he’s a cunt, however, I’m hauling them out and examining them in the pitiless light⟳ of day. This happens at the end⟳ of every relationship, I’ve found, but in this particular case I have⟳ an even more urgent need⟳ to destroy⟳ my lover’s loveableness, bit by bit, until it’s entirely gone.”

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