alimentiveness

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noun

The state or quality of being alimentive.

OriginGerman [Term?] →
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Meanings

nounalimentiveness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe state or quality of being alimentive.
  2. obsoleteuncountablehuman sciencesThe instinct or faculty of appetite for food.

Origin

  1. German[Term?]
  2. Englishalimentiveness

1828, George Combe, from a German [Term?] term coined by Johann Spurzheim.

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APA

alimentiveness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alimentiveness

MLA

“alimentiveness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alimentiveness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alimentiveness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alimentiveness.

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