| Definition of 'appetency' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) appetite, appetency, appetence
a feeling of craving something
"an appetite for life"; "the object of life is to satisfy as many appetencies as possible"- Granville Hicks
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| Definition of 'appetency' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) appetency
fixed and strong desire; esp. natural desire; a craving; an eager appetite
2. (noun) appetency
specifically: An instinctive inclination or propensity in animals to perform certain actions, as in the young to suck, in aquatic fowls to enter into water and to swim; the tendency of an organized body to seek what satisfies the wants of its organism
3. (noun) appetency
natural tendency; affinity; attraction; -- used of inanimate objects
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