appetency

noun

ˈa-pə-tən(t)-sē How to pronounce appetency (audio)
Definition of appetencynext
as in desire
a strong wish for something television commercials create appetency for products that the consumer may not have known even existed

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for appetency
  1. desire
  2. craving
  3. thirst
  4. urge
  5. longing
  6. hunger
  7. appetite
Noun
  • The desires of the Mexican American residents for a quiet residential park have at times been at odds with other interests in the waterfront.
    Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Nov. 2024
  • These collections tap into a growing desire for togetherness, offering families a way to unite their aesthetics for Christmas morning.
    Kate Hardcastle, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of desire
Noun
  • Shop this meat delivery service for all your holiday cravings.
    Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Thus, consumption of THCV can be beneficial for those who struggle with weight gain and/or food craving.
    Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 18 Nov. 2024
Definition of craving
Noun
  • Or maybe your thirst for wine knowledge rivals your thirst for wine.
    Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2024
  • For all my thirst for ghost stories as a kid, the ghost-hunting fad that came later never really captured my imagination in the same way.
    Elizabeth Friend, Longreads, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of thirst
Noun
  • Resist the urge to use something sharp or abrasive, as that could damage the mesh.
    Julia Ries, Outside Online, 14 Nov. 2024
  • At this point, resisting the urge to rotate, the superfluid suddenly spawns a single quantum vortex — a whorl of atoms surrounding a column of nothingness that extends to the bottom of the bucket.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of urge
Noun
  • When the first generation of Vietnamese refugees began arriving in Orange County decades ago, many of them harbored a longing to participate in the political process.
    Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Witness By Whittaker Chambers Life So Far, by Betty Friedan Humans have a deep longing to canonize political heroes as saints.
    Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2024
Definition of longing
Noun
  • The idea of bankruptcy and hunger brings on the night sweats.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
  • This series in collaboration with the cast and crew has proven there is a hunger to explore new frontiers in an episodic format, where actors have freedom to challenge themselves and take risks.
    Nick Caruso, TVLine, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of hunger
Noun
  • London’s top law firms hired partners at record speed this year, driven by American law firms’ appetite to compete for talent in the British capital.
    Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 5 Nov. 2024
  • But advocates remain nervous given the GOP’s appetite for other anti-LGBTQ+ policies, such as bills blocking gender-affirming care for transgender youth.
    Kate Sosin, Them, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of appetite
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