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APPETENCE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does appetence mean?
• APPETENCE (noun)
The noun APPETENCE has 1 sense:
1. a feeling of craving something
Familiarity information: APPETENCE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A feeling of craving something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Synonyms:
appetence; appetency; appetite
Context example:
the object of life is to satisfy as many appetencies as possible
Hypernyms ("appetence" is a kind of...):
craving (an intense desire for some particular thing)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "appetence"):
stomach (an appetite for food)
sweet tooth (a strong appetite for sweet food)
Derivation:
appetent (marked by eager desire)
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