English English Dictionary

English English Dictionary

The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg

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The mind's perception of itself as the subject or actor in its own states; perception that reflects upon itself; sometimes, intensified or energetic perception.
Apperil (n.)
Peril.
Appertain (v. i.)
To belong or pertain, whether by right, nature, appointment, or custom; to relate.
Appertained (imp. & p. p.)
of Appertain
Appertaining (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Appertain
That which appertains to a person; an appurtenance.
Alt. of Appertinence
See Appurtenance.
Belonging; appertaining.
That which belongs to something else; an appurtenant.
Appete (v. t.)
To seek for; to desire.
Appetence (n.)
A longing; a desire; especially an ardent desire; appetite; appetency.
Appetencies (pl. )
of Appetency
Appetency (n.)
Fixed and strong desire; esp. natural desire; a craving; an eager appetite.
Appetency (n.)
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.
Appetency (n.)
Natural tendency; affinity; attraction; -- used of inanimate objects.
Appetent (a.)
Desiring; eagerly desirous.
The quality of being desirable.
Appetible (a.)
Desirable; capable or worthy of being the object of desire.
Appetite (n.)
The desire for some personal gratification, either of the body or of the mind.