amativeness

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UK/ˈam.ə.tɪv.nɪs/

noun

The state or quality of being amative; propensity to love or sexual feelings.

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OriginEnglish amative ← Medieval Latin amātīvus ← Latin amātus →
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Meanings

nounamativeness (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehuman sciencesThe 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

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe arousal of feelings of sexual desire

Similar
amorousnesseroticismerotismsexiness
Broader
sexual desireerosconcupiscence
Also see
amorousnesseroticismerotismsexiness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₃emh₃-
  2. Proto-Italic*amāō
  3. Latinamō
  4. Latinamātus
  5. Medieval Latinamātīvus
  6. Englishamative
  7. Englishamativeness

From amative + -ness.

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Translations

German Amativität
  • Amativitätpropensity to love
Portuguese amatividade
  • amatividadepropensity to love
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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