APPETENCY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does appetency mean? 

• APPETENCY (noun)
  The noun APPETENCY has 1 sense:

1. a feeling of craving something

  Familiarity information: APPETENCY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• APPETENCY (noun)

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 ("appetency" is a kind of...):

craving (an intense desire for some particular thing)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "appetency"):

stomach (an appetite for food)

sweet tooth (a strong appetite for sweet food)

Derivation:

appetent (marked by eager desire)