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amativeness

[am-uh-tiv] Origin

am·a·tive

[am-uh-tiv]
adjective
disposed to love; amorous.

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

am·a·tive·ly, adverb
am·a·tive·ness, noun
un·am·a·tive, adjective
un·am·a·tive·ly, adverb
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Amativeness is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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amative (ˈæmətɪv)
 
adj
a rare word for amorous
 
[C17: from Medieval Latin amātīvus, from Latin amāre to love]
 
'amatively
 
adv
 
'amativeness
 
n

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amative
1630s, "pertaining to love," from L. amatus, pp. of amare "to love" (see Amy) + -ive.
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