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Appetency

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appetencenounThe state or action of desiring or craving.
appetitenounA desire to eat food or consume drinks.

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appetencenounThe state or action of desiring or craving.
appetitenounA desire to eat food or consume drinks.
cravingnounA strong desire; yearning.
hungernounA need or compelling desire for food.
aviditynounEagerness; intenseness of desire.
envienoun(US, chiefly Louisiana) A strong desire or craving, especially for (a particular kind of) food.
urgenounA strong desire; an itch to do something.
thirstnounA sensation of dryness in the throat associated with a craving for liquids, produced by deprivation of drink, or by some other cause (such as fear, excitement, etc.) which stops the secretion of the pharyngeal mucous membrane.
passionnounAny great, strong, powerful emotion, especially romantic love or extreme hate.
inhiationnounA gaping after; eager desire; craving.
crazenounA temporary passion or infatuation, as for some new amusement, pursuit, or fashion; a fad.
provocativeServing or tending to elicit a strong, often negative sentiment in another person; exasperating.
lickerousnessnounFondness for good fare; keen appetite or gluttonous desire.
infatuationnounAn immensely strong love or sexual attraction.
edacitynoun(archaic) Greediness; voracity; rapacity.
thirstingverbThe situation of having a thirst for something.
wolf in one's stomachnoun(idiomatic) A ravenous hunger; a large appetite.
attachmentnounA strong bonding with or fondness for someone or something.
ambitionnoun(uncountable, countable) Eager or inordinate desire for some object that confers distinction, as preferment, honor, superiority, political power, or fame; desire to distinguish one's self from other people.
voracitynounThe state of being voracious; rapacity or extreme gluttony.

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