appetence

English

Etymology

French appétence, from Latin appetentia, from appetere ‘seek after’, from ad + petere ‘seek’.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈæpɪtəns/

Noun

appetence (uncountable)

1. the state or action of desiring or craving

   1974: They had assumed the wild sweet freedom of jacking off in their inviolable privacy. Their appetence became resilient with repetition. (Davenport, Tatlin!)