amative

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[edit] English

Amativeness can be seen at the back-lower portion of the head, just behind the ear.

[edit] Etymology

From Mediaeval Latin amātīvus, from Latin amātus, perfect passive participle of amō (“‘love’”).

[edit] Adjective

amative (not comparable)

1. Pertaining to love; amorous.

[edit] 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. : George Bernard Shaw, 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. - Alan Hollinghurst, The Swimming Pool Library, (Penguin Books, paperback edition, 97)

[edit] Translations

• Bulgarian: любовен, влюбчив
• Russian: влюбчивый tr(tr) (vl'úbčivyj)

[edit] Derived terms

• amativeness