amative

English

WOTD – 14 February 2006
Amativeness can be seen at the back-lower portion of the head, just behind the ear.

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈam.ə.tɪv/

Adjective

amative (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to love; amorous.
    • 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)

Derived terms

Translations

Italian

Adjective

amative f

  1. feminine plural of amativo
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