beautifulnessn.

c1500 Melusine (1895) 187 The kynge of Anssay, knowyng the beautefulnes of the mayde..hath demanded her by maryage.

1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection ii. sig. Ri^v Beautyfulnesse of nature.

1630 R. Norton tr. W. Camden Hist. Princesse Elizabeth i. 83 Queene Elizabeth..at Oxford..being much delighted with the..beautifulnesse of the Colleges.

1665 W. Hughes Compl. Vineyard i. 1 The beautifulness and goodliness of the Fruit.

1740 J. Fransham World in Miniature II. 143 No Country in Europe can outvie England, for..graceful Countenance in Men, or Beautifulness in Women.

1849 F. W. Robertson Serm. 1st Ser. xiii. 192 The beautifulness of obedience is perceived.

1935 E. R. Eddison Mistress xv. 299 Side-face towards him..mindful of her own beautifulness.

2001 Aberdeen (S. Dakota) Amer. Express (Nexis) 31 July b7 I would sit there watching the scenery, gazing at the beautifulness and peacefulness of that one pure moment.

?1574 C. Vitell tr. ‘Fidelitas’ Distinct Declar. Requiring of Lorde iv. sig. C Which pure and singuler Bewtifulnesses of the heauenlie Beeinge..wee do also presentlie in thissame Daye, publish or spread-abrode.

1856 N. Hawthorne Jrnl. 8 Apr. in Eng. Notebks. (1997) I. iv. 476 The house..is filled..with..ingenious prettinesses, or beautifulnesses, in the way of flower-stands, cabinets, and things that seem to have flowered naturally out of the characters of the occupants.

1918 J. M. Wright Poet of Air 212 If only the girl was entirely and madly devoted to vileness, she would be a unit, a picture, a beautifulness, but she is not; she is awkward and timid.