| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | am·a·tive |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   m  -t v |
| ADJECTIVE: | Relating to or inclined toward love, especially sexual love; amorous. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Medieval Latin am t vus, capable of love, from amtus, past participle of Latin amre, to love. | | OTHER FORMS: | ama·tive·ly —ADVERB
ama·tive·ness —NOUN
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