appetent
ɪ noun
1.
intense desire; strong natural craving; appetite.
2.
instinctive inclination or natural tendency.
3.
material or chemical attraction or affinity.
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| —n , pl -tences, -tencies | |
| 1. | a natural craving or desire |
| 2. | a natural or instinctive inclination |
| 3. | an attraction or affinity |
| [C17: from Latin appetentia, from appetere to crave] | |
| appetency or appetency | |
| —n | |
| [C17: from Latin appetentia, from appetere to crave] | |
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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).
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