单词 | appetence |
释义 | appetence[ ap-i-tuhns ] / ˈæp ɪ təns / SEE SYNONYMS FOR appetence ON THESAURUS.COM nounintense desire; strong natural craving; appetite. instinctive inclination or natural tendency. material or chemical attraction or affinity. Also appetency. Origin of appetence1600–10; appete (obsolete) to seek for, long for (<Latin appetere, equivalent to ap-ap-1 + petere to seek) + -ence; or <French appétence OTHER WORDS FROM appetenceap·pe·tent, adjectiveWords nearby appetenceapperceive, apperception, appersonation, appertain, appestat, appetence, appetency, appetite, appetitive, appetitive behavior, appetizer Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for appetence
British Dictionary definitions for appetenceappetence appetency/ (ˈæpɪtəns) / noun plural -tences or -tenciesa natural craving or desire a natural or instinctive inclination an attraction or affinity Word Origin for appetenceC17: from Latin appetentia, from appetere to crave Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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