APPETENCE


Meaning of APPETENCE in English

— appetent , adj.

/ap"i teuhns/ , n.

1. intense desire; strong natural craving; appetite.

2. instinctive inclination or natural tendency.

3. material or chemical attraction or affinity.

Also, appetency .

[ 1600-10; appete (obs.) to seek for, long for ( appetere, equiv. to ap- AP- 1 + petere to seek) + -ENCE; or appétence ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .