Epithymetic

/ɛpɪθaɪˈmɛtɪk/ adjective

Definition

Relating to or characterized by secondary desires and appetites that develop through habit or social influence.

Etymology

From epithyme plus the Greek suffix -ikos (relating to). This adjective form applies the philosophical concept to describe the nature of certain types of wanting behavior.

Kelly Says

When you crave a specific brand of soda even though water would satisfy your thirst, that's epithymetic desire at work—your brain has learned to want something beyond basic necessity!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መጠነ
matne
ARالعربية
مختصر
mukhtasar
BNবাংলা
সংক্ষিপ্ত
songkhipto
CACatalà
epítome
e-pi-toh-meh
CSČeština
epithymetic
e-pi-toh-meh-tik
DADansk
epithymetic
e-pi-toh-meh-tik
DEDeutsch
epithymetisch
eh-pi-tim-esh
ELΕλληνικά
επίθεμα
e-pi-te-ma
ESEspañol
epithymetico
eh-pee-toh-meh-tee-koh
FAفارسی
خلاصه
kholaseh
FISuomi
epithymetic
e-pi-toh-meh-tik
FRFrançais
épithymetique
e-pi-teem-e-teek
GUGU
सारांश
saaraansh
HAHA
epithymetic
e-pi-toh-meh-tik
HEעברית
סיכום
sikhum
HIहिन्दी
सारांशात्मक
saaraansh-aatmak
HUMagyar
epithymetic
e-pi-toh-meh-tik
IDBahasa Indonesia
epithymetic
e-pi-toh-meh-tik
IGIG
epithymetic
e-pi-toh-meh-tik
ITItaliano
epitmetico
e-pi-toh-meh-tee-koh
JA日本語
エピテーム的
epi-te-mu-teki
KKKK
epithymetic
e-pi-toh-meh-tik
KMKM
សំខាន់
sam-khan
KO한국어
에피타임적
e-pi-ta-im-jeok
MRMR
सारांश
saaraansh
MSBahasa Melayu
epithymetic
e-pi-toh-meh-tik
MYမြန်မာ
ပြည်သူ
pyi-thuu
NLNederlands
epithymetic
e-pi-toh-meh-tik
NONorsk
epithymetic
e-pi-toh-meh-tik
PAPA
सारांश
saaraansh
PLPolski
epithymetic
e-pi-toh-meh-tik
PTPortuguês
epithymetico
eh-pee-toh-meh-tee-koh
RORomână
epithymetic
e-pi-toh-meh-tik
RUРусский
эпитематический
e-pi-te-ma-tish-skiy
SVSvenska
epithymetic
e-pi-toh-meh-tik
SWKiswahili
epithymetic
e-pi-toh-meh-tik
TAதமிழ்
குறிப்பு
kurippu
TEతెలుగు
సంక్షిప్తం
sanksiptham
THไทย
สรุป
sroop
TLTL
epithymetic
e-pi-toh-meh-tik
TRTürkçe
epithymetic
e-pi-toh-meh-tik
UKУкраїнська
епітематичний
e-pi-te-ma-tychnyy
URاردو
خلاصہ
khalaasah
VITiếng Việt
tóm tắt
tom sat
YOYO
epithymetic
e-pi-toh-meh-tik
ZH中文
概括性的
gài-kuò-xìng-de
ZUZU
epithymetic
e-pi-toh-meh-tik

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