amativeness en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈam.ə.tɪv.nɪs/ (UK)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃emh₃-der. Proto-Italic *amāō Latin amō Latin amātus Medieval Latin amātīvusder. English amative Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English amativeness From amative + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The state or quality of being amative; propensity to love or sexual feelings.
Combe felt her bumps and pronounced that she had an unusually large cerebellum, the seat of Amativeness.
2012, Catherine Peters, “Court in the Act”, in Literary Review, number 399:
Translations (2)
de Amativität (propensity to love) · pt amatividade (propensity to love)