"Empressement" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... way off, watched Valmond closely. He stood a moment in a quandary, yet he was not outwardly nervous, and he answered presently, with an air of empressement: ...
— The Judgment House • Gilbert Parker
... did; and Dorothy, with mock empressement, presented me to Cecile Butler, a slender, olive-skinned girl with pretty, dark eyes, who offered me her hand to kiss in such determined manner that I bowed very low to cover my smile, knowing that she had witnessed my salute to my cousin Dorothy and ...
— The Maid-At-Arms • Robert W. Chambers
... fervor, fervency, verve, empressement, unction. Antonyms: indifference, wariness, caution, ...
— Putnam's Word Book • Louis A. Flemming
... they passed the Boleskis close, and the two rose and spoke to Verisschenzko, with empressement. He introduced Captain Ardayre and they talked for a few minutes, Harietta Boleski all smiles and flattering cajoleries now—and then they ...
— The Price of Things • Elinor Glyn
... on this mere pretext of a motive, he gave punctual attendance; Madame always received him with the same empressement, the same sunshine for himself, the same admirably counterfeited air of concern for her child. Dr. John wrote harmless prescriptions for the patient, and viewed her mother with a shrewdly sparkling eye. ...
— Villette • Charlotte Bronte |
