alimentivenessn.

Brit.

/ˌalᵻˈmɛntᵻvnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˌæləˈmɛn(t)ᵻvnᵻs/

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: alimentive adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: Apparently < alimentive adj. (although this is first attested slightly later) + -ness suffix. Compare slightly later alimentative adj. 2 and alimentativeness n.

Now rare.

The propensity to seek food or drink, spec. as one of the faculties assigned by phrenologists to a (supposed) specific organ (organ n.¹ 9); the organ itself. Also: appetite or taste for food and drink.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > by eating habits > eating habits > [noun] > instinct to seek food

alimentiveness1830

alimentativeness1832

alimentariness1843

1830 G. Combe Syst. Phrenol. (ed. 3) 184 (heading) Alimentiveness, or organ of the appetite for food.

1836 G. Combe Syst. Phrenol. (ed. 4) I. 233 Dr. Hoppe considers that the organ of Alimentiveness is likewise the organ of the sense of taste.

1845 Vestig. Creat. (ed. 3) 327 The alimentiveness of such animals as the dog..can be pampered or educated up to a kind of epicurism.

1888 N. Sizer & H. S. Drayton Heads & Faces: Man. Phrenol. 76/1 Persons keeping a hotel, who have large Alimentiveness, are usually noted for setting a good table.

1907 Phrenol. Jrnl. June 176/1 Phrenology also helps us to understand that there is a mental faculty called Alimentiveness, known to scientists as the Gustatory Center, that plays an important part in the human brain.

1968 Amer. Lit. 40 162 Lorenzo [Fowler] even magnetized one young lady's Alimentiveness to restore her appetite and another young lady's moral sentiments, which he left ‘highly charged’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	alimentiveness
释义	alimentivenessn. Brit. /ˌalᵻˈmɛntᵻvnᵻs/, U.S. /ˌæləˈmɛn(t)ᵻvnᵻs/ Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: alimentive adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: Apparently < alimentive adj. (although this is first attested slightly later) + -ness suffix. Compare slightly later alimentative adj. 2 and alimentativeness n. Now rare. The propensity to seek food or drink, spec. as one of the faculties assigned by phrenologists to a (supposed) specific organ (organ n.¹ 9); the organ itself. Also: appetite or taste for food and drink. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by eating habits > eating habits > [noun] > instinct to seek food alimentiveness1830 alimentativeness1832 alimentariness1843 1830 G. Combe Syst. Phrenol. (ed. 3) 184 (heading) Alimentiveness, or organ of the appetite for food. 1836 G. Combe Syst. Phrenol. (ed. 4) I. 233 Dr. Hoppe considers that the organ of Alimentiveness is likewise the organ of the sense of taste. 1845 Vestig. Creat. (ed. 3) 327 The alimentiveness of such animals as the dog..can be pampered or educated up to a kind of epicurism. 1888 N. Sizer & H. S. Drayton Heads & Faces: Man. Phrenol. 76/1 Persons keeping a hotel, who have large Alimentiveness, are usually noted for setting a good table. 1907 Phrenol. Jrnl. June 176/1 Phrenology also helps us to understand that there is a mental faculty called Alimentiveness, known to scientists as the Gustatory Center, that plays an important part in the human brain. 1968 Amer. Lit. 40 162 Lorenzo [Fowler] even magnetized one young lady's Alimentiveness to restore her appetite and another young lady's moral sentiments, which he left ‘highly charged’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1830
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