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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

AGREEABLENESS

n. 1. Suitableness; conformity; consistency; as, the agreeableness of virtue to the laws of God.
2. The quality of pleasing; that quality which gives satisfaction or moderate pleasure to the mind or senses; as, an agreeableness of manners; there is an agreeableness in the taste of certain fruits. This is the usual sense of the word.
3. Resemblance; likeness; with to or between; as,
The agreeableness between man and other parts of creation. Obs.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

AGREEABLENESS

AGREEABLENESS A *gree "a *ble *ness, n.

1. The quality of being agreeable or pleasing; that quality which gives satisfaction or moderate pleasure to the mind or senses. That author. .. has an agreeableness that charms us. Pope.

2. The quality of being agreeable or suitable; suitableness or conformity; consistency. The agreeableness of virtuous actions to human nature. Pearce.

3. Resemblance; concordance; harmony; -- with to or between. [Obs. ] The agreeableness between man and the other parts of the universe. Grew.