appetite
Americannoun
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a desire for food or drink.
I have no appetite for lunch today.
- Antonyms:
- satiety
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a desire to satisfy any bodily need or craving.
- Synonyms:
- wish, inclination, hunger, longing
- Antonyms:
- satiety
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a desire or liking for something; fondness; taste.
an appetite for power; an appetite for pleasure.
- Antonyms:
- satiety
noun
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a desire for food or drink
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a desire to satisfy a bodily craving, as for sexual pleasure
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(usually foll by for) a desire, liking, or willingness
a great appetite for work
Other Word Forms
- appetitive adjective
Etymology
Origin of appetite
1275–1325; Middle English appetit (< Anglo-French ) < Latin appetītus natural desire, equivalent to appetī- (variant stem of appetere; appetence ) + -tus suffix of v. action
Example Sentences
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Japan’s sovereign debt market may also be weighed by risk appetite driven by gains in U.S. and Japanese equity markets.
But the phenomenon has been building for years—fed by the rise of remote work, mounting living costs and an appetite for foreign lifestyles that feel within reach, especially in Europe.
“Trade escalation typically revives investor appetite for hedging assets, particularly in a global environment marked by slowing growth and rising geopolitical polarization,” said Rania Gule, senior market analyst at XS.com.
From MarketWatch
But let's see how sustained and broad — or the opposite — the appetite for radical change around conventions really is.
From BBC
Fund managers who started the year optimistic for the slate of new companies coming to market now say their appetite for allocating capital to new issues is low.
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