appetence

Meaning

The state or action of desiring or craving.

Synonyms

appetency
appetite
C1
desire
B1
lust
C1
bent
C1
capableness
carnality
covetousness
craving
C2
diathesis
disposition
C2
facility
B2
flair
C2
greediness
hang
A2
hankering
38k
hungriness
longing
C1
predilection
predisposition
44k
proclivity
propensity
40k
stomach
B1
tendency
C2
thirstiness
urge
C1
urging
20k
wish
A1
wishing
C1

luxuria

sexual desire

the hots

affinity
24k
addiction
C1
aptitude
25k
aptness
aspiration
30k
Translations

lust

λαχτάρα

όρεξη

appétit
dégoût
appétence
appetito
desiderio
appetenza
apetite
desfastio
apetência
gana
ansiedad
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈæp.ɪ.təns/
Etymology

Circa 1600, from French appétence, from Latin appetentia, from appetere (“to seek after”). Doublet of appetite.

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