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irascible appetite

irascible appetite noun: the emotional drive or capacity to overcome difficulties, fight against obstacles, or resist threats; one of the two parts of the appetitive soul in Aristotelian and Thomistic psychology, the other being the concupiscible appetite.

Noun

irascible appetite (uncountable)

  1. The emotional drive or capacity to overcome difficulties, fight against obstacles, or resist threats; one of the two parts of the appetitive soul in Aristotelian and Thomistic psychology, the other being the concupiscible appetite.

Antonyms of irascible appetite

Questions about irascible appetite

What does irascible appetite mean?
Irascible appetite means the emotional drive or capacity to overcome difficulties, fight against obstacles, or resist threats; one of the two parts of the appetitive soul in Aristotelian and Thomistic psychology, the other being the concupiscible appetite.
What part of speech is irascible appetite?
Irascible appetite is a noun.

Words near irascible appetite in the dictionary

  1. Irasburg
  2. irascent
  3. irascibilities
  4. irascibility
  5. irascible
  6. irascible appetite
  7. irascibleness
  8. irascibly
  9. iraser
  10. irasers
  11. irate

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