Appetite Definition
ăpĭ-tīt
appetites
noun
appetites
An instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink.
American Heritage
A desire to satisfy some craving of the body; specif., a desire for food, or, sometimes, a desire for some specific food.
Webster's New World
A strong wish or urge.
An appetite for learning.
American Heritage
Any strong desire or craving.
An appetite for knowledge.
Webster's New World
A collective demand.
America's appetite for fossil fuels.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
- sensualness
- carnivorousness
- carnivorism
- omophagy
- omnivorism
- herbivorousness
- herbivority
- devourment
- appetitiveness
- cyrenaicism
- carnivority
- appetence
- appetency
- stomach
- taste
Other Word Forms of Appetite
Noun
Singular:
appetite
Plural:
appetitesOrigin of Appetite
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Middle English apetit from Old French from Latin appetītus strong desire from past participle of appetere to strive after ad- ad- petere to seek pet- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Middle English appetit, from Old French apetit (French appétit), from Latin appetitus, from appetere (“to strive after, long for”); ad + petere (“to seek”). See petition, and compare with appetence.
From Wiktionary
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