amative
/ˈam.ə.tɪv/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Pertaining to love; amorous.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "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."
- "His endearments were not amative or effete, but manly like Churchill's, and gave one a sense of being singled out, of having value."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃emh₃-der. Proto-Italic *amāō Latin amō Latin amātus Medieval Latin amātīvusder. English amative From Medieval Latin amātīvus, from Latin amātus, perfect passive participle of amō (“love”).
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: amātīvus, amātus
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈam.ə.tɪv/