Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The quality of melting; capability of being softened by some warming and kindly influence.
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- noun The property of
melting or seeming to melt.
Etymologies
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Examples
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She was all meltingness of sympathy; she would hold her ear so near to the articulate mouth of him as almost to drown him in the flowing fragrance of her hair; and yet her brain told her nothing of what he uttered, although her heart surely sensed his intent.
CHAPTER XXII 2010
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She was all meltingness of sympathy; she would hold her ear so near to the articulate mouth of him as almost to drown him in the flowing fragrance of her hair; and yet her brain told her nothing of what he uttered, although her heart surely sensed his intent.
Chapter 22 1917
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"Jarrocks, dear," she said -- and he turned away from the meltingness of her lovely face -- "he's so pure, he's so straight, he's so gentle and so brave, that I don't really think I can tell you what I think of him."
It, and Other Stories Gouverneur Morris 1914
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She was all meltingness of sympathy; she would hold her ear so near to the articulate mouth of him as almost to drown him in the flowing fragrance of her hair; and yet her brain told her nothing of what he uttered, although her heart surely sensed his intent.
Jerry of the Islands Jack London 1896
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Clara cried, stung by the very passion; and she ran through her brain for a suggestion to win a sign of meltingness if not esteem from her father.
The Egoist George Meredith 1868
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Clara cried, stung by the very passion; and she ran through her brain for a suggestion to win a sign of meltingness if not esteem from her father.
Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith George Meredith 1868
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