Appetence

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A strong craving or desire.
  • n. A tendency or propensity.
  • n. A natural attraction or affinity.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. the state or action of desiring or craving
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A longing; a desire; especially an ardent desire; appetite; appetency.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The act of seeking or craving after that which satisfies the affections, passions, or tastes; desire; inclination; propensity.
  • n. Specifically
  • n. Strong natural craving for that which gratifies the senses; appetite; animal desire: as, “lustful appetence,”
  • n. A mental tendency toward an end; a volition or desire.
  • n. Instinctive inclination or natural tendency.
  • n. In inanimate things, material or chemical attraction or affinity.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a feeling of craving something
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    craving   
    Hyponym
    sweet tooth    stomach   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    longing    desire    appetite    appetency   
     
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