aquativeness
nounEtymology Coined by Spencer Timothy Hall in 1843. From Latin aqua (“water”) + -ative (“related to”) + -ness (“the quality of”).
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Human sciences, Medicine, Phrenology, Psychology, Sciences Obsolete Love of liquids, including drinking, bathing, and sailing.
- 1843, The American Phrenological Journal and Miscellany, Volume 5, p. 193: Just in front of Alimentiveness, is one or more organs which create a love of drinking, bathing, sailing, &c., which might be called Aquativeness, or Bibativeness, or Thirst, as thought best.1843, Orson Squire Fowler, Phrenology and physiology explained and applied to education, page 193:
- Related terms
- aquatic