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grandfatherliness

noun

Etymology

From grandfatherly + -ness.

  1. derived from grandpere
  2. inherited from grandfadre
  3. suffixed as grandfatherly — “grandfather + ly”
  4. formed as grandfatherliness — “grandfatherly + -ness”

Definitions

  1. The quality of being grandfatherly.

    • […]; the collector’s voice gradually deepened over the years to a granular, all-forgiving grandfatherliness.
    • Past presidential styles have varied from the laconic leadership of [Calvin] Coolidge, to the calm grandfatherliness of [Dwight D.] Eisenhower, to the boyish exuberance of [John F.] Kennedy.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA