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Webster 1913 Edition

Appetence

Ap′pe-tence

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Noun.
[Cf. F.
appétence
. See
Appetency
.]
A longing; a desire; especially an ardent desire; appetite; appetency.

Webster 1828 Edition

Appetence

AP'PETENCE

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Definition 2024

appetence

appetence

See also: appétence

English

Noun

appetence ‎(uncountable)

  1. 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!)

Translations

Etymology

French appétence, from Latin appetentia, from appetere ‎(“seek after”), from ad + petere ‎(“seek”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈæp.ɪ.təns/

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