amativeadj.

Brit.

/ˈamətɪv/, U.S.

/ˈæmədɪv/

Forms: 1600s amatiue, 1600s 1800s– amative.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin amativus.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin amativus (from 13th cent. in British and continental sources) < classical Latin amāt- , past participial stem of amāre to love (see amant n.) + -īvus -ive suffix. Compare earlier amatory adj. and amorous adj.Compare Middle French amatif (1505), Old Occitan amatiu (c1350), Spanish amativo (c1400), Portuguese amativo (1573).

Of or relating to sexual love or desire. Also: loving; amorous.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > [adjective] > disposed to loving

lovingly1493

amative1633

1633 Earl of Manchester Al Mondo: Contemplatio Mortis (rev. ed.) 32 [The soul's] amatiue vertues vnite her to God.

a1678 A. Woodhead Motives Holy Living (1688) 174 The affectionate and amatiue powers.

1830 New Monthly Mag. 30 45/2 The..most amative Widow Zuma.

1850 C. Kingsley Alton Locke I. ii. 43 Amative and combative organs sma'—a general want o' healthy animalism.

1925 Amer. Mercury May 33/2 I have come to the conclusion that religion is one of the two main phases of the sublimated amative impulse.

1972 Daily Tel. 21 Feb. 8/6 That middle-aged gent at the Young Vic last year who found in his lap half way through a performance a young actress, topless and amative.

2005 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 22 Sept. 25/1 Unchaste hanky-panky with the amative organs when the lights were out.

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

单词	amative
释义	amativeadj. Brit. /ˈamətɪv/, U.S. /ˈæmədɪv/ Forms: 1600s amatiue, 1600s 1800s– amative. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin amativus. Etymology: < post-classical Latin amativus (from 13th cent. in British and continental sources) < classical Latin amāt- , past participial stem of amāre to love (see amant n.) + -īvus -ive suffix. Compare earlier amatory adj. and amorous adj.Compare Middle French amatif (1505), Old Occitan amatiu (c1350), Spanish amativo (c1400), Portuguese amativo (1573). Of or relating to sexual love or desire. Also: loving; amorous. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > [adjective] > disposed to loving lovingly1493 amative1633 1633 Earl of Manchester Al Mondo: Contemplatio Mortis (rev. ed.) 32 [The soul's] amatiue vertues vnite her to God. a1678 A. Woodhead Motives Holy Living (1688) 174 The affectionate and amatiue powers. 1830 New Monthly Mag. 30 45/2 The..most amative Widow Zuma. 1850 C. Kingsley Alton Locke I. ii. 43 Amative and combative organs sma'—a general want o' healthy animalism. 1925 Amer. Mercury May 33/2 I have come to the conclusion that religion is one of the two main phases of the sublimated amative impulse. 1972 Daily Tel. 21 Feb. 8/6 That middle-aged gent at the Young Vic last year who found in his lap half way through a performance a young actress, topless and amative. 2005 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 22 Sept. 25/1 Unchaste hanky-panky with the amative organs when the lights were out. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1633
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