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appetite
yearning
hunger
yen
craving
thirst
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təns
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–noun
1.
intense desire; strong natural craving; appetite.
2.
instinctive inclination or natural tendency.
3.
material or chemical attraction or affinity.
Also,
appetency.
Origin:
1600–10;
appete
(obs.) to seek for, long for (< L
appetere,
equiv. to
ap-
ap-
1
+
petere
to seek) +
-ence
;
or < F
appétence
Related forms:
ap⋅pe⋅tent,
adjective
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ap·pe·tence
(āp'ĭ-təns)
n.
A strong craving or desire.
A tendency or propensity.
A natural attraction or affinity.
[Probably French
appétence
, from Latin
appetentia
, from
appetēns
, appetent-
, present participle of
appetere
,
to strive after
; see
appetite
.]
ap'pe·tent
adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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