Amativeness

Amativeness is a phrenological faculty.

Definition

Amativeness stands for the reproductive instinct and the sexual desire. 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.

Localisation

Amativeness is located on the lower back of the head, behind the ears.