is a term describing sexual arousal
, mostly in conjunction with phrenology.
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
. 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.