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Literary notes about amiability (AI summary)

Literary authors employ the term “amiability” to evoke a spectrum of gentle, pleasing qualities that define character and mood. Often, it denotes a warm, effortless charm—a gracious demeanor that disarms and invites trust, as when a character rises “all amiability” or speaks with a glow of genial warmth ([1], [2]). At times, amiability subtly underscores the complexity of a persona, serving both as an expression of sincere kindness and, occasionally, as a veneer masking hidden emotions or dissimulation ([3], [4]). It is also a marker of refined social conduct, lending a softness to dialogue and interactions that make relationships seem both congenial and balanced ([5], [6]). This nuanced term is thus an invaluable tool in literature, bridging the gap between superficial pleasantry and deep, human warmth ([7], [8]).
  1. The countess, now all amiability, rose to meet her.
    — from Sketches in Lavender, Blue and Green by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome
  2. he began, all in a glow with the warmth of his own amiability.
    — from The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
  3. Bernardet dissimulated under this amiability an intense joy.
    — from The Crime of the Boulevard by Jules Claretie
  4. He accounted them immeasurably his inferiors, and it was this feeling which caused his special amiability and delightful ease and grace towards them.
    — from The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  5. A conversation was commenced, in which the Prince exhibited his amiability and vivacity, while retaining the reserve of etiquette.
    — from The Sign of Flame by E. Werner
  6. I want to ask you for your assistance and advice, and knowing your unfailing amiability I think I can count on both.
    — from Uncle Vanya: Scenes from Country Life in Four Acts by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
  7. “He is just the same as ever,” replied Anna Mikháylovna, “overflowing with amiability.
    — from War and Peace by graf Leo Tolstoy
  8. Curtly, without amiability, he stated the bare fact.
    — from The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale by Joseph Conrad

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