Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

inappetence

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-ap-pe-tence
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A lack of appetite.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The taste and digestion are often depraved, anorexia, nausea, inappetence and vomiting supervene, the woman desires innutritious or disgusting food, such as chalk, cinders, putrescent animal food, […]"
"Inappetence is a common and particularly frustrating problem in hospitalised horses. The exact cause remains obscure in the majority of these cases. The condition is most likely the result of a combination of unfamiliar environment and feed, […]"

Etymology

From in- + appetence.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: in

Usage

Inflected Forms

inappetences (plural)

Synonyms

inappetency

Questions

What does inappetence mean?: A lack of appetite.
Where does inappetence come from?: From in- + appetence.

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