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amative

amative

1 9.9
Showing or feeling romantic interest, often sexual
  • adjective
  • /ˈæmətɪv/
  • NSFW
translation icon : amativo
  • Her amative glances left no doubt about her intentions.

Examples

  • She gave him an amative glance.

  • The poetry was notable for its amative themes and sensual imagery.

  • He wrote a novel full of amative adventures and passionate confessions.

  • His amative nature attracted many admirers.

  • His amative gaze made her heart race as they shared a passionate kiss.

  • The novel explores the amative relationships between its main characters in great depth.

  • She wrote an amative poem that expressed her deepest feelings for him.

Synonyms

loving
vsamative
454 1.0

A person who shows strong care and warm feelings for someone

puts more emphasis on sexual or romantic desire than simple care
amorous
vsamative
16 7.0

Showing romantic or sexual feeling for someone

focuses more on sexual feeling than only romantic affection
enamored
vsamative
  • US
5 6.8

Very much in love with a person, place, or thing

expresses sexual or romantic feeling without the excess or foolishness
amatory
vsamative
  • NSFW
1 9.6

Relating to romantic or sexual love

expresses sexual love as a personal feeling rather than just relation
amoristic
vsamative
9.9

Showing romantic love and feelings between people

includes sexual desire in addition to romantic feelings

Antonyms

indifferent
46 4.4

Not interested or showing no strong feeling about something

unloving
2 5.6

Not showing care or warmth to other people

How Amorous

lustful
  • NSFW
11 6.3
passionate
329 2.8
amative
  • NSFW
1 9.9
amorous
16 7.0
affectionate
56 2.2

Surface Forms

amative positive

Morphology

amative = amorous (semi-transparent) = amat + ive

The adjective clearly relates to the idea of 'love' and uses the familiar suffix '-ive', but the stem 'amat-' is a Latin combining form not a productive English root and the word is relatively rare, so the relation is indirect for most learners.

Etymology

Amative comes from the Latin verb amare, which means 'to love', and it shares the same root as the common word amorous. So, amative means 'showing love', often in a romantic or sexual way.