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Appetency vs Longing - What's the difference?

appetency | longing | Related terms |

Appetency is a related term of longing.


As nouns the difference between appetency and longing

is that appetency is strong desire; craving; powerful instinct while longing is an earnest and deep, not greatly passionate, but rather melancholic desire.

As a verb longing is

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appetency

English

Noun

(appetencies)
  • Strong desire; craving; powerful instinct.

    • Synonyms

    * appetite * compulsion * craving

    longing

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An earnest and deep, not greatly passionate, but rather melancholic desire.
  • The buying of a financial instrument with the expectation that its value will rise

    • Synonyms

    * yearning

    Related terms

    * long

    See also

    * desire * miss