-lēnə̇s, -lin- noun
( -es )
: paternal quality : the kindness or benignity of or befitting a father
the gentleness and fatherliness of the strange old man eased the young girl's fears
-lēnə̇s, -lin- noun
( -es )
: paternal quality : the kindness or benignity of or befitting a father
the gentleness and fatherliness of the strange old man eased the young girl's fears
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012