Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

appetence

/ˈæp.ɪ.təns/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ap-pe-tence
IPA: /ˈæp.ɪ.təns/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or action of desiring or craving.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"[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."
"The days passed quickly; I could see that the professor was all quivering with suppressed excitement, and I could scarce credit the eager appetence of his glance as we left the old manor house behind us, and began our journey."
"They had assumed the wild sweet freedom of jacking off in their inviolable privacy. Their appetence became resilient with repetition."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: appétence, appetentia

Usage

Inflected Forms

appetences (plural)

Derived Forms

inappetence

Synonyms

appetite appetency

Questions

How do you pronounce appetence?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈæp.ɪ.təns/.
What does appetence mean?: The state or action of desiring or craving.
Where does appetence come from?: It is traced to French.

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