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Appetency

[APP-ə-dən-see]

Part of speech: noun

Origin: Latin, early 17th century

1.

A longing or desire.

2.

A natural tendency or affinity.

Examples of Appetency in a sentence

"Ice cream topped with pickles was the strangest appetency that she had during her pregnancy."

"My grandfather passed along his appetency for woodworking and carving."

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