- Amativeness
Amativeness is a term describing
sexual arousal , mostly in conjunction with phrenology.Definition
Amativeness stands for the
reproductive instinct and the sexual desire. [http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/phrenology/phrenology_frames.html Phrenology ] ] It is the faculty concerned with physical love andsexual attraction . When it is strongly developed, it may representcarnality andlicentiousness . When underdeveloped: coldness, frigidity, indifference towards the opposite sex.In phrenology, the locus of amativeness is located on the lower back of the head, behind the ears. Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
Amativeness
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Amativeness — Am a*tive*ness, n. (Phren.) The faculty supposed to influence sexual desire; propensity to love. Combe. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
amativeness — noun see amative … New Collegiate Dictionary
amativeness — See amatively. * * * … Universalium
amativeness — noun The state or quality of being amative … Wiktionary
amativeness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Sexual hunger: concupiscence, desire, eroticism, erotism, itch, libidinousness, lust, lustfulness, passion, prurience, pruriency. See DESIRE, SEX … English dictionary for students
amativeness — n. loving disposition … English contemporary dictionary
amativeness — noun the arousal of feelings of sexual desire • Syn: ↑amorousness, ↑eroticism, ↑erotism, ↑sexiness • Derivationally related forms: ↑amative, ↑sexy (for: ↑sexi … Useful english dictionary
amativité — ⇒AMATIVITÉ, subst. fém. PHRÉNOL., vieilli. Impulsion à aimer, instinct de reproduction. La bosse de l amativité (BOISS.8) : • 1. ... le phrénologue qui dit : amativité, combativité, sécrétivité, le fantassin qui dit : ma clarinette, le cavalier… … Encyclopédie Universelle
amorousness — noun 1. a feeling of love or fondness • Syn: ↑enamoredness • Derivationally related forms: ↑enamored (for: ↑enamoredness), ↑amorous • Hypernyms: ↑love … Useful english dictionary
sexiness — noun the arousal of feelings of sexual desire • Syn: ↑amorousness, ↑eroticism, ↑erotism, ↑amativeness • Derivationally related forms: ↑amative (for: ↑amativeness), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
