appetence Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a feeling of craving something
    appetite; appetency.
    • an appetite for life
    • the object of life is to satisfy as many appetencies as possible"- Granville Hicks

WordNet

Ap"pe*tence noun
Etymology
Cf. F. appétence. See Appetency.
Definitions
  1. A longing; a desire; especially an ardent desire; appetite; appetency.

Webster 1913