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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 (obsolete) to seek for, long for (< Latin appetere, equivalent to ap- ap-1 + petere to seek) + -ence; or < French appétence
1600–10; appete (obsolete) to seek for, long for (< Latin appetere, equivalent to ap- ap-1 + petere to seek) + -ence; or < French appétence
Related forms
ap·pe·tent, adjective
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Appetences
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Word Origin & History
appetence
"strong desire," c.1600, from Fr. appétence "desire," from L. appetentia "longing after something," noun of state from appetentem (nom. appetens), prp. of appetere, from ad "to" + petere "to seek, request" (see petition).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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