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Definitions for Appetite

[1] a desire for food or drink: I have no appetite for lunch today.
[2] a desire to satisfy any bodily need or craving.
[3] a desire or liking for something; fondness; taste: an appetite for power; an appetite for pleasure.
[4] a desire for food or drink
[5] a desire to satisfy a bodily craving, as for sexual pleasure
[6] (usually foll by for) a desire, liking, or willingness a great appetite for work

Words related to Appetite

longing, penchant, stomach, zest, willingness, hunger, taste, zeal, thirst, weakness, lust, yearning, passion, greed, demand, propensity, craving, fondness, inclination, urge

Words nearby Appetite

appersonation, appertain, appestat, appetence, appetency, appetite, appetitive, appetitive behavior, appetizer, appetizing, appia

Origin of Appetite

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

Words that may be confused with Appetite

apatite, appetite

Word origin for Appetite

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

Synonyms for Appetite

craving, demand, fondness, greed, hunger, inclination, longing, lust, passion, penchant, propensity, stomach, taste, thirst, weakness, willingness, yearning, zeal, zest, appetence, appetency, gluttony, hankering, itch, liking, proclivity, ravenousness, relish, urge, voracity, yen, appetition, big eyes, soft spot, sweet tooth