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[ ap-i-tuhn-see ] / ˈæp ɪ tən si / SEE SYNONYMS FOR appetency ON THESAURUS.COM
noun, plural ap·pe·ten·cies.Origin of appetency1620–30; <Latin appetentia a craving for, equivalent to appetent- (stem of appetēns, present participle of appetere;see appetence) + -ia-ia; see -ency Words nearby appetencyapperception, appersonation, appertain, appestat, appetence, appetency, appetite, appetitive, appetitive behavior, appetizer, appetizing Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for appetencyAppetency, 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
Words related to appetencylonging, penchant, liking, urge, wish, hunger, drive, thirst, lust, yearning, appetence, appetite, craving, pining |