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Appetency vs Propensity - What's the difference?

appetency | propensity |

As nouns the difference between appetency and propensity

is that appetency is strong desire; craving; powerful instinct while propensity is a tendency, preference, or attraction.

appetency

English

Noun

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

    • Synonyms

    * appetite * compulsion * craving

    propensity

    English

    Noun

    (propensities)
  • A tendency, preference, or attraction.
  • * {{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=May-June, author= Katie L. Burke
    • , title= In the News , volume=101, issue=3, page=193, magazine=(American Scientist) , passage=Bats host many high-profile viruses that can infect humans, including severe acute respiratory syndrome and Ebola. A recent study explored the ecological variables that may contribute to bats’ propensity to harbor such zoonotic diseases by comparing them with another order of common reservoir hosts: rodents.}}

    Synonyms

    * proclivity * propension

    Related terms

    * propense