What does "amativeness" mean?

The state or quality of being amative; propensity to love or sexual feelings.

What is a synonym for "amativeness"?

Common synonyms include: affection, amorousness, amorousness, ecstasy, enchantment, eroticism.

Pronounced //ˈam.ə.tɪv.nɪs//.

//ˈam.ə.tɪv.nɪs// noun

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Noun

1
The state or quality of being amative; propensity to love or sexual feelings. uncountable
"Combe felt her bumps and pronounced that she had an unusually large cerebellum, the seat of Amativeness."
2
the arousal of feelings of sexual desire wordnet

"Combe felt her bumps and pronounced that she had an unusually large cerebellum, the seat of Amativeness."

From amative + -ness.

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