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appetence

[ ap-i-tuh ns ]
/ ˈæp ɪ təns /
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noun

intense desire; strong natural craving; appetite.
instinctive inclination or natural tendency.
material or chemical attraction or affinity.

RELATED WORDS

impatient, avid, fierce, fervent, anxious, eager, ardent, intense, zealous, attentive, mindful, loving, keen, inclined, hungry, greedy, parched, restless, thirsty, ambitious

Nearby words

  1. apperceive,
  2. apperception,
  3. appersonation,
  4. appertain,
  5. appestat,
  6. appetency,
  7. appetite,
  8. appetitive,
  9. appetitive behavior,
  10. appetize
Also appetency.

Origin of appetence

1600–10; appete (obsolete) to seek for, long for (< Latin appetere, equivalent to ap- ap-1 + petere to seek) + -ence; or < French appétence
Related formsap·pe·tent, adjective
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Examples from the Web for appetent

  • The appetent is the spirit associated with an organism and organs; the non-appetent is the spirit apart from organism and organs.

    The Sarva-Darsana-Samgraha|Madhava Acharya

  • The sentient spirit, that to which transmigratory conditions pertain, is also of two kinds, the appetent and non-appetent.

    The Sarva-Darsana-Samgraha|Madhava Acharya

British Dictionary definitions for appetent

appetence

appetency

/ (ˈæpɪtəns) /

noun plural -tences or -tencies

a natural craving or desire
a natural or instinctive inclination
an attraction or affinity

Word Origin for appetence

C17: from Latin appetentia, from appetere to crave
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Word Origin and History for appetent

appetence

n.

"strong desire," c.1600, from French appétence "desire," from Latin appetentia "longing after something," noun of state from appetentem (nominative appetens), present participle of appetere, from ad "to" (see ad-) + petere "to seek, request" (see petition (n.)).

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