noun
- plural of amativeness; the quality or state of being amative; inclination or tendency toward love or affection
Usage: formal; rare; chiefly used in psychology or phrenology contexts
Examples
- The poet's works reflected the amativenesses of the Romantic era.
- Early phrenologists believed they could measure amativenesses through skull shape.
- Her natural amativenesses made her an empathetic counselor.
- The novel explores various amativenesses across its diverse cast of characters.