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
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Amative
/ˈam.ə.tɪv/
Synonyms for "amative" (15 found)
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Closest matches (3)
Adjective(2 words)
Strong matches (5)
Related words (7)
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More general
1 entriesemotional attribute
More specific
3 entrieserotic lovepassionate affectionromantic love
Collocations
6 entriesamative affectionamative caseamative expressionamative languageamative moodamative poetry
Inflections
2 entriesmore amativemost amative
Derivations
2 entriessimilar
1 entriesSample sentences
3 total sentences available.
He was also confounded by its implication in Podson. Damme, the idea of that runt of a feller makin' up to a woman old enough to be his mother! Bradly banged pots about the stove, preparing the evening meal, to relieve himself of an outraged sense of propriety at Podson's amative presumption.
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His endearments were not amative or effete, but manly like Churchill's, and gave one a sense of being singled out, of having value.
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