In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
AMATIVENESS
amorousness, eroticism, erotism, sexiness, amativeness
(noun) the arousal of feelings of sexual desire
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
amativeness (uncountable)
(phrenology) The state or quality of being amative; propensity to love or sexual feelings.
Source: Wiktionary
Am"a*tive*ness, n. (Phren.)
Definition: The faculty supposed to influence sexual desire; propensity to love. Combe.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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