appetency
About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.
About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.ap·pe·ten·cy
noun \-tən(t)-sē\ plural ap·pe·ten·cies
Definition of APPETENCY
: a fixed and strong desire : appetite
— ap·pe·tent \-tənt\ adjective
Examples of APPETENCY
- <television commercials create appetency for products that the consumer may not have known even existed>
Origin of APPETENCY
Latin appetentia, from appetent-, appetens, present participle of appetere
First Known Use: 1611
Learn More About APPETENCY
Browse
Next Word in the Dictionary: appetibility
Previous Word in the Dictionary: appetence
All Words Near: appetency
Previous Word in the Dictionary: appetence
All Words Near: appetency
Seen & Heard 
What made you want to look up appetency? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
