appetency

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

Inclination is an excited state of desire or appetency; as, a strong inclination to the study of the law.

It is from the combination and the workings of these wonderful powers that appetency, desires, aversions, and volition arise.

It was something like having a sixth sense bestowed on him—this new appetency for all manner of things towards which until now he had only felt a vague indifference.

The coarse fare became viands of rare appetency.