1) Appetence 2) Appetite 3) Craving
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1) Appetence 2) Appetite
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• (n.) Fixed and strong desire; esp. natural desire; a craving; an eager appetite. • (n.) Natural tendency; affinity; attraction; -- used of inanimate objects. • (n.) Specifically: An instinctive inclination or propensity in animals to perform certain actions, as in the young to suck, in aquatic fowls to enter into water and to swim;...
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Origin: L. Appetentia, fr. Appetere to strive after, long for. See Appetite. ... 1. Fixed and strong desire; especially. Natural desire; a craving; an eager appetite. 'They had a strong appetency for reading.' (Merivale) ... 2. Specifically: An instinctive inclination or propensity in animals to perform certain actions, as in the young to suck, in ...
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Ap'pe·ten·cy noun ;
plural Appetencies [ Latin
appetentia , from
appetere to strive after, long for. See
Appetite .]
1. Fixed and strong desire; esp. natural desire; a craving; an eager appetite. « They had a strong
appetency for reading.
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appetence.
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