appetence

Variant of appetency

appetency definition

ap·pe·tency (ap′ə tən sē)

noun pl. appetencies -·cies

  1. a strong desire; craving; appetite
  2. Now Rare
    1. an instinctive tendency; propensity
    2. a natural attraction; affinity

Etymology: L appetentia, a longing after < prp. of appetere: see appetite

Also appetence ap′·pe·tence (-təns)

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