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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While park runs, trail runs and marathons boom in popularity among the masses, cross-country appetite from the general public is almost entirely absent, likely influenced by those negative schoolday connotations.
From BBC
Asian currencies consolidated against the dollar in early trade, but may be weighed by geopolitical tensions that typically undermine risk appetite.
The report added that Lukoil's foreign assets had also whetted the appetite of US investment company Carlyle and Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund IHC.
From Barron's
“The moves underline the market’s risk appetite and demonstrate the broadening in exposure to encompass overlooked value plays and small-caps, as well as tech,” said David Morrison, senior market analyst at Trade Nation.
From Barron's
“The moves underline the market’s risk appetite and demonstrate the broadening in exposure to encompass overlooked value plays and small-caps, as well as tech,” said David Morrison, senior market analyst at Trade Nation.
From Barron's
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