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Webster 1913 Edition
Appetency
Ap′pe-ten-cy
,Noun.
pl.
Appetencies
. 1.
Fixed and strong desire; esp. natural desire; a craving; an eager appetite.
They had a strong
appetency
for reading. Merivale.
2.
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.
These lacteals have mouths, and by animal selection or
appetency
the absorb such part of the fluid as is agreeable to their palate. E. Darwin.
3.
Natural tendency; affinity; attraction; – used of inanimate objects.
Definition 2024
appetency
appetency
English
Noun
appetency (plural appetencies)
- Strong desire; craving; powerful instinct.
Synonyms
Translations
appetence — see appetence