was wotd|2006|February|14
English
Image:Phrenologychart.png|thumb|Amativeness can be seen at the back-lower portion of the head, just behind the ear.
Etymology
From ML. am�tīvus, from am�tus, past participle of L. am�re, "to love".
Adjective
en-adj|-
- Pertaining to love; amorous.
Quotations
1898 : His amative enthusiasm, at which he is himself laughing, and his clever, imaginative, humorous ways, contrast strongly with the sincere tenderness and dignified quietness of the woman. : w: George Bernard Shaw|George Bernard Shaw, w:The Philanderer|The Philanderer
1988 : His endearments were not amative or effete, but manly like Churchill's, and gave one a sense of being singled out, of having value. - w:Alan Hollinghurst|Alan Hollinghurst, w:The Swimming Pool Library|The Swimming Pool Library, (Penguin Books, paperback edition, 97)
Derived terms
amativeness
vi:amative
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