What does "appetitiveness" mean?

The fact or quality of being appetitive.

Appetitiveness

Q: What is a synonym for "appetitiveness"?

Common synonyms include: appetite, epicureanism, hedonism, luxury, pleasure principle, pleasure seeking.

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Noun

1
The fact or quality of being appetitive. uncountable
"Trilling is wonderful on Keats's appetitiveness and its connection to the maternal, but his essay has a psychological inconsistency approaching incoherence."

Synonyms

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appetite epicureanism hedonism luxury pleasure principle pleasure seeking

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"Trilling is wonderful on Keats's appetitiveness and its connection to the maternal, but his essay has a psychological inconsistency approaching incoherence."

Etymology

From appetitive + -ness.

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