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Appetency

see synonyms of appetency

Noun

1. appetence, appetency, appetite

a feeling of craving something

Example Sentences:
'an appetite for life'
'the object of life is to satisfy as many appetencies as possible'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Appetency

see synonyms of appetency
nounWord forms: plural ˈappetencies
1. 
a strong desire; craving; appetite
2.  Rare
a. 
an instinctive tendency; propensity
b. 
a natural attraction; affinity

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Appetency

see synonyms of appetency
n. pl. ap·pe·ten·cies
1. A strong craving or desire: “He spoke in words shot through with appetency as storm clouds are pierced with lightning” (Christopher John Farley).
2. A natural propensity or affinity.

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