Appetency

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Appetence.
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  • n. Strong desire; craving; powerful instinct.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Fixed and strong desire; esp. natural desire; a craving; an eager appetite.
  • n. 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.
  • n. Natural tendency; affinity; attraction; -- used of inanimate objects.
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  • 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
    craving    affinity    attraction    desire    inclination   
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