appétence — [ apetɑ̃s ] n. f. • 1554; lat. appetentia ♦ Littér. Tendance qui porte l être vers ce qui peut satisfaire ses besoins, ses instincts, ses penchants naturels. ⇒ appétit, besoin, désir, envie. « une fiévreuse appétence de nouveauté » (Jaloux). ⊗… … Encyclopédie Universelle
appetence — (n.) strong desire, c.1600, from Fr. appétence desire, from L. appetentia longing after something, noun of state from appetentem (nom. appetens), prp. of appetere, from ad to (see AD (Cf. ad )) + petere to seek, request (see … Etymology dictionary
Appetence — Ap pe*tence, n. [Cf. F. app[ e]tence. See {Appetency}.] A longing; a desire; especially an ardent desire; appetite; appetency. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
appetence — index predilection, predisposition, proclivity Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
appetence — APPETENCE. (On pr. les deux P.) s. f. Action d appéter. Il n est guère d usage qu en matière de Physique … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
appetence — appetent, adj. /ap i teuhns/, n. 1. intense desire; strong natural craving; appetite. 2. instinctive inclination or natural tendency. 3. material or chemical attraction or affinity. Also, appetency. [1600 10; appete (obs.) to seek for, long for ( … Universalium
appetence — noun /ˈæpɪtəns/ 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!) … Wiktionary
appetence — ap•pe•tence [[t]ˈæp ɪ təns[/t]] also ap′pe•ten•cy n. pl. ten•ces also ten•cies 1) strong natural craving 2) material or chemical attraction • Etymology: 1600–10; (< F appétence) < L appetentia ap′pe•tent, adj … From formal English to slang
Appétence traumatophilique — Comportement ordalique Pour les articles homonymes, voir Ordalie (homonymie). Le saut à l élastique est un saut, jugé à … Wikipédia en Français
appetence — noun Date: 1598 appetency … New Collegiate Dictionary
