appetency

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appetency
n. longing, desire; natural tendency; chemical attraction

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appetency

Noun
1. a feeling of craving something; "an appetite for life"; "the object of life is to satisfy as many appetencies as possible"- Granville Hicks
(synonym) appetite, appetence
(hypernym) craving
(hyponym) stomach


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Appetency
(n.)
Specifically: An instinctive inclination or propensity in animals to perform certain actions, as in the young to suck, in aquatic fowls to enter into water and to swim; the tendency of an organized body to seek what satisfies the wants of its organism.
  
 
(n.)
Natural tendency; affinity; attraction; -- used of inanimate objects.
  
 
(n.)
Fixed and strong desire; esp. natural desire; a craving; an eager appetite.
  

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appetite
1. natural desire
چاہ , خواہش , رغبت , ميل , رجحان , اشتياق
2. desire of food
بھوک , کھديا , رچي , اشتہا , گرسنگي
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appetency
appetency /'æpitəns/ (appetency) /'æpitənsi/
  • danh từ
    • lòng thèm muốn, lòng ham muốn, lòng khao khát
      • to have an appetence of (for, after) something: ham muốn cái gì
    • appetence for lòng ham thích; ý hướng (về cái gì)

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