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appetite

[ ap-i-tahyt ]

noun

  1. a desire for food or drink:

    I have no appetite for lunch today.

    Synonyms: thirst, hunger, longing

    Antonyms: satiety

  2. a desire to satisfy any bodily need or craving.

    Synonyms: wish, inclination, hunger, longing

    Antonyms: satiety

  3. a desire or liking for something; fondness; taste:

    an appetite for power; an appetite for pleasure.

    Synonyms: zest, gusto, relish, thirst, hunger, longing

    Antonyms: satiety



appetite

/ əˈpɛtɪtɪv; ˈæpɪˌtaɪtɪv; ˈæpɪˌtaɪt /

noun

  1. a desire for food or drink
  2. a desire to satisfy a bodily craving, as for sexual pleasure
  3. usually foll by for a desire, liking, or willingness

    a great appetite for work

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • appetitive, adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of appetite1

1275–1325; Middle English appetit (< Anglo-French ) < Latin appetītus natural desire, equivalent to appetī- (variant stem of appetere; appetence ) + -tus suffix of v. action
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Word History and Origins

Origin of appetite1

C14: from Old French apetit, from Latin appetītus a craving, from appetere to desire ardently
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Idioms and Phrases

see whet one's appetite
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Example Sentences

This report tries to pull out what we can learn from these experiences at a moment when it seems like there is a lot of appetite from governments and from advocacy groups for more regulation.

Amid strong investor appetite for electric-vehicle companies, a startup backed by Bill Gates plans to raise $1 billion by going public.

From Fortune

In many quarters, there’s a strong appetite for a smaller scale, for mom-and-pop and indie and artisanal.

I think what seems to be building in America is a growing appetite and a growing recognition that this isn’t working for our country.

Typically, e-commerce sales would now be entering a lull ahead of the scramble of sale days and shopping in November and December, said Watson, who doesn’t expect the last five months to dampen the appetite for the upcoming holiday spending spree.

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To whet your appetite, you can relive that glorious moment (and watch other programs from the 2014 summit) here.

In “Cartoons and Cereal,” he sings, “Reminisce when I had the morning appetite/ Apple Jacks, had nothing that I hit the TV Guide.”

At the time of the flight she had “regained her appetite” and was able to walk with assistance as well.

In addition to headaches and restlessness, she had lost her appetite and a lot of weight.

It was also her open sexual appetite, which Cooke brings up in section after section of the book.

And having an enormous appetite he was fortunate in being expert at finding angleworms.

Then a nervous, anxious feeling that takes away my appetite, and prevents me from eating my dinner.

Of this meal all heartily partook, for a Korean is never guilty of having a poor appetite.

Supper being endedit may be easily conceived that Oliver had no great appetite for itMr.

I gave the most willing consent; a ride of thirty miles had given me the appetite of a hunter.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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