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Friendliness. World English Historical Dictionary

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Friendliness. World English Historical Dictionary Dictionary Biographies Literary Criticism Welcome Terms of Service ⧏ Previous Next ⧐ Contents Slice Contents Key Bibliographic Record Murray’s New English Dictionary. 1901, rev. 2022. Friendliness [f. FRIENDLY a. + -NESS.] The quality or condition of being friendly; rarely pl., manifestations of friendliness.

1 1490.  Caxton, Eneydos, vii. 30. [They] began to treate wyth theym curtoysly,… wyth all gre and frendlynes.

2 a. 1500.  Chaucer’s Dreme, 814.        And sith she hadde whole richesse Of womanhead and friendlinesse.

3 1570.  Dee, Math. Pref., 10. His humblenes, and frendelynes to all men, were thinges, openly, of the world perceiued.

4 1650.  Jer. Taylor, Holy Living, i. § 4 (1680), 7. Let all the Intervals, or void spaces of time be imployed in prayers, reading, meditating, works of nature, recreation, charitie, friendlinesse and neighbourhood, and means of spiritual and corporal health.

5 1790.  G. Walker, Serm., II. xxi. 127. If the lust of getting be once followed in you by the increasing lust of keeping, you are withdrawn from all the engaging, the heart-rejoicing friendlinesses of a human being.

6 1807.  Southey, Lett., 8 Dec., in Life & Corr., III. xiii. 124. Fully sensible of your friendliness.

7 1863.  Geo. Eliot, Romola, I. xvi. The keen eyes were bright with hope and friendliness.

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