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APPETENCY

• APPETENCY (noun)
The noun APPETENCY has 1 sense:

1. a feeling of craving something

Familiarity information: APPETENCY used as a noun is very rare.

• APPETENCY (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A feeling of craving something

Classified under:

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

Synonyms:

appetence; appetency; appetite

Context examples:

an appetite for life / the object of life is to satisfy as many appetencies as possible

Hypernyms ("appetency" is a kind of...):

craving (an intense desire for some particular thing)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "appetency"):

stomach (an appetite for food)

sweet tooth (a strong appetite for sweet food)

"Keep a thing seven years and you will always find a use for it."
(English proverb)
"Do not hide like the mouse behind the pot."
(Albanian proverb)
"The best answer comes from the man who isn't angry."
(Arabic proverb)
"Bathe her and then look at her."
(Egyptian proverb)

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