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appetite

[ap-i-tahyt]

noun

  1. a desire for food or drink.

    I have no appetite for lunch today.

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

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

    an appetite for power; an appetite for pleasure.

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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

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • appetitive adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of appetite1

1275–1325; Middle English appetit (< Anglo-French ) < Latin īٳܲ natural desire, equivalent to ī- (variant stem of appetere; appetence ) + -tus suffix of v. action
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of appetite1

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