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appetence

 
Dictionary: ap·pe·tence   (ăp'ĭ-təns) pronunciation
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n.
  1. A strong craving or desire.
  2. A tendency or propensity.
  3. A natural attraction or affinity.

[Probably French appétence, from Latin appetentia, from appetēns, appetent-, present participle of appetere, to strive after. See appetite.]

appetent ap'pe·tent adj.

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noun

    A strong wanting of what promises enjoyment or pleasure: appetency, appetite, craving, desire, hunger, itch, longing, lust, thirst, wish, yearning, yen. See desire.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a feeling of craving something
  Synonyms: appetite, appetency

 
 
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