Appetency
Definition of Appetency
Ap´pe`ten`cy
n.
1.
Fixed
and
strong
desire
;
esp
.
natural
desire
;
a
craving
;
an
eager
appetite
.
They
had
a
strong
appetency
for
reading
.
- Merivale.
2.
Specifically
:
An
instinctive
inclination
or
propensity
in
animals
to
perform
certain
actions
,
as
in
the
young
to
suck
,
in
aquatic
fowls
to
enter
into
water
and
to
swim
;
the
tendency
of
an
organized
body
to
seek
what
satisfies
the
wants
of
its
organism
.
These
lacteals
have
mouths
,
and
by
animal
selection
or
appetency
the
absorb
such
part
of
the
fluid
as
is
agreeable
to
their
palate
.
- E. Darwin.
3.
Natural
tendency
;
affinity
;
attraction
; -
used
of
inanimate
objects
.
Related Words
appetence
,
appetite
,
craving
,
stomach
,
sweet
tooth
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