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Definition of Appetence
1. Noun. A feeling of craving something. "The object of life is to satisfy as many appetencies as possible"
Generic synonyms: Craving
Specialized synonyms: Stomach, Sweet Tooth
Derivative terms: Appetent, Appetent
Definition of Appetence
1. n. A longing; a desire; especially an ardent desire; appetite; appetency.
Definition of Appetence
1. Noun. the state or action of desiring or craving ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Appetence
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Appetence
Literary usage of Appetence
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Manufacturing Population of England: Its Moral, Social, and Physical by P. Gaskell (1833)
"Puberty and sexual appetence—Causes influencing their development —Vicious
Example—Peculiarity of sexual ..."
2. Elements of Psychology by James Mark Baldwin (1893)
"We m.ay distinguish four factors or moments in the process of construction :
Natural Impulse or appetence, Intention, ..."
3. An Essay on the Theory and Practice of the Christian Religion by Ramsey Benson (1903)
"The Secondary Religious appetence. In a certain melodrama the hero, a soldier,
is taken prisoner in battle, bound hand and foot, and left alone in a house ..."
4. Studies in Moral Science by William Ennis Hamilton (1916)
"An appetence. 2. A stimulus, which may be a physical disturbance as in a sensation,
or an idea as in an emotion. 3. The feeling proper. 4. ..."
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