What is "amativeness"

Amativeness \Am"a*tive*ness\, n. (Phren.) The faculty supposed to influence sexual desire; propensity to love.
--Combe.

n. (context phrenology English) The state or quality of being amative; propensity to love or sexual feelings.

n. the arousal of feelings of sexual desire [syn: amorousness, eroticism, erotism, sexiness]

Amativeness is an inclination toward love, especially sexual love. It is also a concept in the archaic teachings of Phrenology.