Appetency word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "appetency" word

[noun] a feeling of craving something; "an appetite for life"; "the object of life is to satisfy as many appetencies as possible"- Granville Hicks

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\Ap"pe*ten*cy\, n.; pl. {Appetencies}. [L. appetentia, fr. appetere to strive after, long for. See {Appetite}.] 1. Fixed and strong desire; esp. natural desire; a craving; an eager appetite. They had a strong appetency for reading. --Merivale. 2. 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. These lacteals have mouths, and by animal selection or appetency the absorb such part of the fluid as is agreeable to their palate. --E. Darwin. 3. Natural tendency; affinity; attraction; -- used of inanimate objects.

Synonyms for appetency

appetence, appetite

See also: craving | stomach | sweet tooth |

The fun area, different aproach to word »appetency«

Let's analyse "appetency" as pure text. This string has Nine letters in Four syllables and Three vowels (In our algorithm Y is not counted as vowel, but in English language, sometimes it sounds like one). 33.3% of vowels is 5.3% less then average English word. Written in backwards: YCNETEPPA. Average typing speed for these characters is 2385 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: .- .--. .--. . - . -. -.-. -.--

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: appetency: 1 + 5 + 5 = 11, reduced: 11 (or 9 if Y is vowel too). and the final result is Eleven.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: appetency: 1 + 7 + 7 + 5 + 2 + 5 + 5 + 3 + 7 = 42, reduced: 6, and the final result is Six.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
A (1)	1	Magician	Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
C (1)	3	Empress	Patient, Willful, Strong, Giving
E (2)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
N (1)	14	Temperance	Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty
P (2)	16	Tower	Craftsman, Laborer, Builder
T (1)	20	Judgement	Unswerving, Steadfast, Demanding, Forceful
Y (1)	25	Knight of Wands	Brave, Daring, Bold, Charismatic, Brash

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