appetency

[ ap-i-tuh n-see ]

/ ˈæp ɪ tən si /

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noun, plural ap·pe·ten·cies.

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Words nearby appetency

apperception, appersonation, appertain, appestat, appetence, appetency, appetite, appetitive, appetitive behavior, appetizer, appetizing

Origin of appetency

1620–30; < Latin appetentia a craving for, equivalent to appetent- (stem of appetēns, present participle of appetere; see appetence) + -ia -ia; see -ency

Example sentences from the Web for appetency

Appetency, ap′pet-ens-i, n. a seeking after: craving or appetite: desire, especially sensual desire—also Ap′petence.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various
If the word veut has suggested the doctrine of appetency in meaning has been pushed too far by the critics of Lamarck.
Lamarck, the Founder of Evolution|Alpheus Spring Packard
The doctrine of appetency attributed to Lamarck is without foundation.
Lamarck, the Founder of Evolution|Alpheus Spring Packard
The church of Durham, he said, was the great object of their appetency.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III.|E. Farr and E. H. Nolan

It is from the combination and the workings of these wonderful powers that appetency, desires, aversions, and volition arise.
Curiosities of Medical Experience|J. G. (John Gideon) Millingen