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Craving vs Appetence - What's the difference?

craving | appetence |

As nouns the difference between craving and appetence

is that craving is a strong desire; yearning while appetence is the state or action of desiring or craving.

As a verb craving

is .

craving

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) cravinge, from (etyl) .

Noun

(en noun)
  • A strong desire; yearning

    • Etymology 2

    From crave.

    Verb

    (head)

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    appetence

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • 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! )