appetency
Americannoun
plural
appetenciesEtymology
Origin of appetency
1620–30; < Latin appetentia a craving for, equivalent to appetent- (stem of appetēns, present participle of appetere; appetence ) + -ia -ia; -ency
Example Sentences
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A longing; a desire; especially an ardent desire; appetite; appetency.
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Inclination is an excited state of desire or appetency; as, a strong inclination to the study of the law.
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It is from the combination and the workings of these wonderful powers that appetency, desires, aversions, and volition arise.
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It was something like having a sixth sense bestowed on him—this new appetency for all manner of things towards which until now he had only felt a vague indifference.
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The coarse fare became viands of rare appetency.
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