What does appetence mean?

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ˈæp ɪ tənsap·pe·tence

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. appetite, appetency, appetencenoun

    a feeling of craving something

    "an appetite for life"; "the object of life is to satisfy as many appetencies as possible"- Granville Hicks

Wiktionary

  1. appetencenoun

    the state or action of desiring or craving

    1974: They had assumed the wild sweet freedom of jacking off in their inviolable privacy. Their appetence became resilient with repetition. (Davenport, Tatlin!)

  2. Etymology: appétence, from appetentia, from appetere, from ad + petere.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Appetence, Appetencynoun

    Carnal desire; sensual desire.

    Etymology: appetentia, Lat.

    Bred only and completed to the taste
    Of lustful appetence; to sing, to dance,
    To dress, to troule the tongue, and roll the eye. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. xi. l. 619.

ChatGPT

  1. appetence

    Appetence is a natural or instinctive desire or inclination towards something, typically that which is necessary or beneficial for survival, growth or satisfaction. It can refer to a physical craving, as for food, as well as a psychological yearning for affection, knowledge, achievement, etc.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Appetencenoun

    a longing; a desire; especially an ardent desire; appetite; appetency

  2. Etymology: [Cf. F. apptence. See Appetency.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of appetence in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of appetence in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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