appetency

noun

ap·​pe·​ten·​cy ˈa-pə-tən(t)-sē 

plural appetencies

: a fixed and strong desire : appetite

appetent

ˈa-pə-tənt 

adjective

Synonyms

• appetite
• craving
• desire
• drive
• hankering
• hunger
• itch
• jones [slang]
• letch
• longing
• lust
• passion
• pining
• thirst
• thirstiness
• urge
• yearning
• yen

Examples of appetency in a Sentence

television commercials create appetency for products that the consumer may not have known even existed

Word History

Etymology

Latin appetentia, from appetent-, appetens, present participle of appetere

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined above