appetence

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

appetence
    n 1: a feeling of craving something; "an appetite for life";
         "the object of life is to satisfy as many appetencies as
         possible"- Granville Hicks [syn: {appetite}, {appetency},
         {appetence}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Appetence \Ap"pe*tence\, n. [Cf. F. app['e]tence. See
   {Appetency}.]
   A longing; a desire; especially an ardent desire; appetite;
   appetency.
   [1913 Webster]

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