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Definition of appetency in English: appetency(also appetence) nounPlural appetencies ˈapɪt(ə)nsiˈæpədənsi rare 1A longing or desire. Example sentencesExamples - So the presence of any object could be no inducement to sin, were there not a constitutional appetency or craving for sin.
- Additionally, unaltered sexual appetence following orgasm was accompanied by unchanged concentrations of plasma prolactin in the case subject.
- But he erroneously confounds appetency and volition together as the same functions of one power.
- Those animals which are gifted with the most intelligence, whose appetencies and desires are the keenest, are the most likely to succeed in the struggle for existence.
- It is not true that sinners have a constitutional appetency and craving for sin.
Synonyms longing, yearning, craving, desire, wish, need, hunger, thirst, urge, ache, itch, lust, burning, pining, appetite, passion, fancy - 1.1 A natural tendency or affinity.
Example sentencesExamples - Upon the whole, then, the great argument for literary endowments is founded on the want, or the weakness of the natural appetency for literature in our species.
- The human mind has a natural appetency for truth.
- The company is distinguished by their quality, design and innovation, by offering in the market not only product, but also concepts, creating appetencies in the consumer.
- Rather phylogenetically, he proceeds from a survey of sensory modalities to mental powers of perception, intelligence, appetence, emotion, habit and instinct, ending with a general discussion of mental evolution.
Synonyms liking, penchant, partiality, preference, appetite, fancy, fondness, affection, love
Origin Early 17th century: from Latin appetentia, from appetere 'seek after' (see appetite). Definition of appetency in US English: appetencynounˈapədənsēˈæpədənsi rare 1A longing or desire. Example sentencesExamples - Those animals which are gifted with the most intelligence, whose appetencies and desires are the keenest, are the most likely to succeed in the struggle for existence.
- But he erroneously confounds appetency and volition together as the same functions of one power.
- It is not true that sinners have a constitutional appetency and craving for sin.
- Additionally, unaltered sexual appetence following orgasm was accompanied by unchanged concentrations of plasma prolactin in the case subject.
- So the presence of any object could be no inducement to sin, were there not a constitutional appetency or craving for sin.
Synonyms longing, yearning, craving, desire, wish, need, hunger, thirst, urge, ache, itch, lust, burning, pining, appetite, passion, fancy - 1.1 A natural tendency or affinity.
Example sentencesExamples - Rather phylogenetically, he proceeds from a survey of sensory modalities to mental powers of perception, intelligence, appetence, emotion, habit and instinct, ending with a general discussion of mental evolution.
- Upon the whole, then, the great argument for literary endowments is founded on the want, or the weakness of the natural appetency for literature in our species.
- The human mind has a natural appetency for truth.
- The company is distinguished by their quality, design and innovation, by offering in the market not only product, but also concepts, creating appetencies in the consumer.
Synonyms liking, penchant, partiality, preference, appetite, fancy, fondness, affection, love
Origin Early 17th century: from Latin appetentia, from appetere ‘seek after’ (see appetite). |