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appetence

ap·pe·tence

UK/ˈæp.ɪ.təns/ uncommon

noun

1.

a feeling of craving something

  • “an appetite for life”
  • “the object of life is to satisfy as many appetencies as possible” Granville Hicks
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Origin

Circa 1600, from French appétence, from Latin appetentia, from appetere (“to seek after”). Doublet of appetite.

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