bibativeness
Penchant for drinking, love of liquids, thirstPenchant for drinking, love of liquids (not necessarily alcoholic), thirst.
Meaning
1 senses(obsolete, uncountable)Penchant for drinking, love of liquids (not necessarily alcoholic), thirst.
Origin
Coined circa 1843, by Orson Squire Fowler, as variant of earlier aquativeness (1843), by aCoined circa 1843, by Orson Squire Fowler, as variant of earlier aquativeness (1843), by analogy with earlier alimentiveness (1828). From Latin bibō (“I drink”) + -ative (“related to”) + -ness (“the quality of”); compare Latin bibāx (“tending to drink”).
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Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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