alimentativenessn.

1832 J. G. Spurzheim Phrenology II. i. 26 The instinct of alimentativeness and all the fundamental faculties, which I call affective, seem destined only to produce impressions, which accompanied with consciousness are called inclinations, wants, or sentiments.

1840 Botanico-Med. Recorder 3 77/1 But the organ of alimentativeness says, ‘a little more gratification’, and it too often prevails.

1863 Med. Critic & Psychol. Jrnl. 3 281 Alimentativeness: rather large.

1902 Hahnemannian Advocate 41 74/2 That class of diseases..which comes nearest to the animal side of man—abuse of the vital or selfish temperament through amativeness and alimentativeness.

1909 Athenæum 30 Jan. 127/3 The heroine's alimentativeness gives an almost original effect of comedy to one chapter.

2003 C. Chidgey Transformation (2006) i. 43 The porcine Mrs. Rim, mistress of the Pomeranian,..has massively inflated organs of Alimentativeness, Marvelousness, and Self-Esteem, combined with stunted Perceptive faculties.