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noun
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.
Origin:
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
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
Synonyms
1–3. longing, hunger. 1, 3. thirst. 2. inclination, wish. 3. relish, gusto, zest.
1–3. longing, hunger. 1, 3. thirst. 2. inclination, wish. 3. relish, gusto, zest.
Antonyms
1–3. satiety.
1–3. satiety.
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Word Origin & History
appetite
c.1300, "craving for food," from Anglo-Fr. appetit, O.Fr. apetit, from L. appetitus "appetite," lit. "desire toward," from appetitus, pp. of appetere "to long for, desire" from ad- "to" + petere "go to, seek out" (see petition).
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appetite ap·pe·tite (āp'ĭ-tīt')
n.
An instinctive physical desire, as for food or sex.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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