appetency

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

This was not altogether the case with Browning, who, despite an unquenchable appetency for drama, did better work in his dramatic monologues than in his plays.

From Robert Browning by Herford, C. H. (Charles Harold)

There is such a thing in the human mind as unrealized truth, both intellectual and spiritual; the inarticulate muttering of an obscurely felt sentiment; a vague appetency for something we are not distinctly conscious of.

From The Eclipse of Faith Or, A Visit To A Religious Sceptic by Rogers, Henry

But the hypothesis of appetency and volition, as of natural selection, are less applicable, less intelligible, in connection with the changes in the teeth.

From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 15 — Science by Hammerton, John Alexander, Sir

A longing; a desire; especially an ardent desire; appetite; appetency.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah

It is that sense of life-preserving and life-enhancing appetency which is the conscious accompaniment of struggle.

From The Approach to Philosophy by Perry, Ralph Barton