About The Word Appetency
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Appetency
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What's The Definition Of Appetency?
[n] a feeling of craving something; "an appetite for life"; "the object of life is to satisfy as many appetencies as possible"- Granville Hicks
Synonyms | Synonyms for Appetency: appetence | appetite Related Terms | Find terms related to Appetency: See Also | craving | stomach | sweet tooth Appetency In Webster's Dictionary \Ap"pe*ten*cy\, n.; pl. {Appetencies}. [L. appetentia,
fr. appetere to strive after, long for. See {Appetite}.]
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.
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