Amativeness is a term describing
sexual arousal, mostly in conjunction with phrenology.
Definition
Amativeness stands for the
reproductive instinct and the
sexual desire.It is sometimes used to describe lust, as well, in a more distant sense of meaning.
Localisation in Phrenology
Amativeness is also a concept of
phrenology.It is the faculty concerned with physical love and
sexual attraction. When it is strongly developed, it may represent
carnality and
licentiousness. When underdeveloped: coldness, frigidity, indifference towards the opposite sex.
In phrenology, the locus of amativeness is located on the lower back of the head, behind the ears.
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