amativeness Meaning & Definition
What Does Amativeness Mean?
Amativeness is used as an adjective meaning strongly moved by love and especially sexual love. It can also mean relating to or indicative of love.
Amativeness: Key Facts
| Part of speech | adjective |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈa-mə-tiv/ |
| Syllables | 3 |
| Synonyms | eroticism, amorousness and erotism |
| Adverb | amatively |
| First known use | 1633 |
Amativeness Definition (Adjective)
- strongly moved by love and especially sexual love : amorous
A man of convivial and amorous habits, he was so amative that his temper was known to everyone in every village around. A greatest philanderer, to put it mildly, although aging.
- relating to or indicative of love : amorous
Most spectacularly, she claimed to have been tutored in the amative arts by an angel named Soph, the spirit of a deceased suitor she had once spurned.
Synonyms of Amativeness
Amativeness synonyms and antonyms →Amativeness in a Sentence
A man of convivial and amorous habits, he was so amative that his temper was known to everyone in every village around. A greatest philanderer, to put it mildly, although aging.
Most spectacularly, she claimed to have been tutored in the amative arts by an angel named Soph, the spirit of a deceased suitor she had once spurned.
Word Forms & Grammar
am·a·tive·ly adverb
am·a·tive·ness noun
amative
amatively
amativeness
amativenesses
amativeness (uncountable)
Origin of Amativeness
Origin 1: borrowed from Medieval Latin amātīvus, from Latin amāt-, stem in nominal derivation of amāre "to have affection for, love" + -īvus -ive amateur
Origin 2: From amative + -ness.
First Known Use
1633
How Do You Say Amativeness?
Amativeness is pronounced /ˈa-mə-tiv/ and has 3 syllables, with the main stress on the first syllable (a).