Definitions for appetency
ap·pe·ten·cy

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. appetite, appetency, appetencenoun

   a feeling of craving something

   "an appetite for life"; "the object of life is to satisfy as many appetencies as possible"- Granville Hicks

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. appetencynoun

   Strong desire; craving; powerful instinct.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Appetence, Appetencynoun

   Carnal desire; sensual desire.

   Etymology: appetentia, Lat.

   Bred only and completed to the taste
   Of lustful appetence; to sing, to dance,
   To dress, to troule the tongue, and roll the eye. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. xi. l. 619.

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1. appetency

   Appetency is a natural craving or strong desire for something, especially in the context of food or fulfilling a physical need. It can also refer to a strong inclination or attraction towards something non-physical, such as a particular activity or idea.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Appetencynoun

   fixed and strong desire; esp. natural desire; a craving; an eager appetite

2. Appetencynoun

   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. Appetencynoun

   natural tendency; affinity; attraction; -- used of inanimate objects

4. Etymology: [L. appetentia, fr. appetere to strive after, long for. See Appetite.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Appetency

   ap′pet-ens-i, n. a seeking after: craving or appetite: desire, especially sensual desire—also Ap′petence.—adj. Ap′petent. [L. appetent-em, appetĕre—ad, to, petĕre, to seek.]

How to pronounce appetency?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of appetency in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of appetency in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=appetency
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appetency
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=appetency
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/appetency
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=appetency