appetence
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appetence
- /ˈæp.ɪ.təns/
Where it comes from
Circa 1600, from French appétence, from Latin appetentia, from appetere (“to seek after”). Doublet of appetite.
noun appetences
- The state or action of desiring or craving. [T]hat fair femal Troop […] / Bred onely and completed to the taſte / Of luſtful appetence, to ſing, to dance, / To dreſs, and troule the Tongue, and roule the Eye.
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Talk about this word "appetence." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/appetence. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. appetence. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/appetence "appetence." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/appetence.Cite this
@misc{appetence_2026,
title = {appetence},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/appetence},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
