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Appetency

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(1):

(n.) Fixed and strong desire; esp. natural desire; a craving; an eager appetite.

(2):

(n.) Specifically: An instinctive inclination or propensity in animals to perform certain actions, as in the young to suck, in aquatic fowls to enter into water and to swim; the tendency of an organized body to seek what satisfies the wants of its organism.

(3):

(n.) Natural tendency; affinity; attraction; - used of inanimate objects.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Appetency'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​a/appetency.html. 1828.
 
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