philoprogenitiveness
1Philoprogenitiveness — Philoprogenitiveness, from Greek, means, love of offspring . It is one of the mental faculties of phrenology, developed by Franz Joseph Gall. Philoprogenitiveness, classified phrenologically as an affective propensity, is determined by the… …
2Philoprogenitiveness — Phil o*pro*gen i*tive*ness, n. [Philo + L. progenies offspring.] (Phren.) The love of offspring; fondness for children. [1913 Webster] …
3philoprogenitiveness — noun see philoprogenitive …
4philoprogenitiveness — See philoprogenitive. * * * …
5philoprogenitiveness — noun The state or condition of being philoprogenitive …
6philoprogenitiveness — noun ( es) : love of offspring …
7philoprogenitive — adjective Etymology: phil + Latin progenitus, past participle of progignere to beget more at progenitor Date: 1865 1. tending to produce offspring ; prolific 2. of, relating to, or characterized by love of offspring • philoprogenitiveness noun …
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9phrenology — phrenologic /fren l oj ik/, phrenological, adj. phrenologically, adv. phrenologist, n. /fri nol euh jee, fre /, n. a psychological theory or analytical method based on the belief that certain mental faculties and character traits are indicated by …
10philoprogenitive — prolific, 1865, irregularly formed from PHILO (Cf. philo ) + L. progenit , pp. stem of progignere (see PROGENY (Cf. progeny)). Related: Philoprogenitiveness (1815) …
