bibativeness

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noun

penchant for drinking, love of liquids (not necessarily alcoholic), thirst.

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aquativeness
OriginLatin bibō →
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Meanings

nounbibativeness (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountablehuman sciencespenchant for drinking, love of liquids (not necessarily alcoholic), thirst.

    Just in front of Alimentiveness, is one or more organs which create a love of drinking, bathing, sailing, &c., which might be called Aquativeness, or Bibativeness, or Thirst, as thought best.

    1843, Orson Squire Fowler, Phrenology and physiology explained and applied to education, page 193

    Synonyms: aquativeness

Synonyms & antonyms

nounpenchant for drinking, love of liquids (not necessarily alcoholic), thirst.

Similar
aquativeness
Also see
aquativeness

Origin

  1. Latinbibō“I drink”
  2. Englishbibativeness

Coined circa 1843, by Orson Squire Fowler, as variant of earlier aquativeness (1843), by analogy with earlier alimentiveness (1828). From Latin bibō (“I drink”) + -ative (“related to”) + -ness (“the quality of”); compare Latin bibāx (“tending to drink”).

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

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

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

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