appetency
noun
ap·pe·ten·cy ˈa-pə-tən(t)-sē 
plural appetencies
: a fixed and strong desire : appetite
appetent
ˈa-pə-tənt
adjective 
Synonyms
- appetite
- craving
- desire
- drive
- hankering
- hunger
- itch
- jones [slang]
- letch
- longing
- lust
- passion
- pining
- thirst
- thirstiness
- urge
- yearning
- yen
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
television commercials create appetency for products that the consumer may not have known even existed
Word History
Etymology
Latin appetentia, from appetent-, appetens, present participle of appetere
First Known Use
1611, in the meaning defined above
appetency
noun
as in craving
a strong wish for something television commercials create appetency for products that the consumer may not have known even existed Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- craving
- desire
- thirst
- urge
- longing
- appetite
- hunger
- passion
- yearning
- thirstiness
- lust
- taste
- pining
- hankering
- impulse
- zeal
- compulsion
- impulsion
- yen
- itch
- drive
- wish
- jones
- eagerness
- weakness
- letch
- impatience
- liking
- requirement
- necessity
- love
- cupidity
- rapacity
- need
- avarice
- will
- obsession
- avidity
- acquisitiveness
- avariciousness
- greediness
- greed
- rapaciousness
- covetousness
- mania
- want
- cacoëthes
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- hatred
- repugnance
- disgust
- repulsion
- revulsion
- nausea
- abhorrence
- distaste
- allergy
- loathing
- aversion
- dislike
- disinclination
- indifference
- averseness
- abomination
- disfavor
- apathy
- disliking
- nonchalance
- unconcern
- insouciance