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appetency

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Fixed and strong desire; esp. natural desire; a craving; an eager appetite.

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.

Natural tendency; affinity; attraction; -- used of inanimate objects.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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an appetite for life Source: Internet

the object of life is to satisfy as many appetencies as possible Source: Internet

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