amativeness

amativeness

English

Etymology

From amative +‎ -ness.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈam.ə.tɪv.nɪs/

Noun

amativeness (uncountable)

1. (phrenology) The state or quality of being amative; propensity to love or sexual feelings.
   • 2012, Catherine Peters, ‘Court in the Act’, Literary Review, issue 399:

     Combe felt her bumps and pronounced that she had an unusually large cerebellum, the seat of Amativeness.

Translations

propensity to love

Portuguese: amatividade f