appetence

2 definitions found

appetence - 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]

appetence - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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]