amative

[am-uh-tiv]

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adjective

disposed to love; amorous.

Origin of amative

1630–40; < Medieval Latin amātīvus, equivalent to amāt(us) (past participle of amāre to love) + -īvus -ive

Related formsam·a·tive·ly, adverbam·a·tive·ness, nounun·am·a·tive, adjectiveun·am·a·tive·ly, adverb

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Related Words for amative

amatory, amorous, ardent, brotherly, doting, enamored, erotic, fervent, fervid, impassioned, indulgent, loving, tender, warm, anacreontic, overindulgent, sisterly

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Historical Examples of amative

Phrenology confirms this; for her amative developments are singularly prominent.
City Crimes
Greenhorn
The amative function is regarded merely as a bait to the propagative, and is merged in it.
History of American Socialisms
John Humphrey Noyes
It was a surprise to see these leisurely and luxurious animals spattering the water in such an ecstasy of amative rage.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 87, January, 1865
Various
Nor are many persons sufficiently aware of the ruinous extent to which the amative propensity is indulged by married persons.
Searchlights on Health: Light on Dark Corners
B.G. Jefferis
He was amative or constructive, and at the same time he not only possessed but liked to exercise lucidity of thought.
The French Revolution
Hilaire Belloc

British Dictionary definitions for amative

amative

adjective

a rare word for amorous

Derived Formsamatively, adverbamativeness, noun

Word Origin for amative

C17: from Medieval Latin amātīvus, from Latin amāre to love

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Word Origin and History for amative

adj.

1630s, "pertaining to love," from Latin amat-, past participle stem of amare "to love" (see Amy) + -ive.