Appetency
Ap´pe`ten`cy
| n. | 1. | Fixed and strong desire; esp. natural desire; a craving; an eager appetite. |
| 2. | 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. | |
| 3. | Natural tendency; affinity; attraction; - used of inanimate objects. |
| Noun | 1. |  appetency - a feeling of craving something; "an appetite for life"; "the object of life is to satisfy as many appetencies as possible"- Granville Hicks |